US immigration chills, China's travel warning to citizens: 7 US-China relations reads
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1. Trump's immigration crackdown chills speech of foreign students, scholars in US
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Subject to deportation if they commit crimes, violate their visa terms or are deemed to be a threat to public safety, international students and scholars in the US have always stood on more precarious ground than their American counterparts. But in less than 100 days, the Trump administration has put them and other visa holders under unprecedented pressure.
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2. China issues warnings about US travel to its citizens, urging 'caution'
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China's government in April issued two warnings to its citizens about travel to the United States, noting a deterioration in bilateral relations as the two countries slap hefty tariffs on each other's imports.
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3. Brics foreign ministers tout multilateralism amid US trade policies
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Foreign ministers from an expanded Brics group of countries originally anchored by Brazil, Russia, India and China vowed to bolster multilateralism and promote peace amid intensifying global conflicts and mounting economic turbulence driven by US trade policies.
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