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Black America Web
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Black America Web
U.S. to Aggressively Revoke Visas for Chinese Students
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the U.S. will begin aggressively revoking visas for Chinese students as part of a broader effort to tighten national security and safeguard intellectual property. 'Under President Donald Trump's leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,' Rubio wrote in a statement. The State Department will also revise its visa criteria to increase scrutiny for all future applications from individuals in China and Hong Kong. The move follows the introduction of the Stop CCP VISAs Act in March by House Republicans, aimed at blocking perceived infiltration by the Chinese Communist Party in academic institutions. Rubio also revealed new visa restrictions targeting foreign nationals accused of aiding efforts to censor Americans, calling the policy a step toward defending free speech and U.S. sovereignty. Source: FOX NEWS SEE ALSO U.S. to Aggressively Revoke Visas for Chinese Students was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
State Department says it will 'aggressively' revoke visas for Chinese students
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday the U.S. will begin "aggressively" revoking visas of Chinese students. "Under President Donald Trump's leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields," Rubio wrote in a statement. The State Department will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong. In March, House Republicans introduced the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act, also known as the Stop CCP VISAs Act. Trump Admin Revokes 4K Foreign Students' Visas In First 100 Days, Nearly All With Serious Criminal Records In an interview with FOX Business May 12, U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., criticized providing student visas to Chinese nationals, citing a Stanford University report that uncovered the Chinese Communist Party's alleged activity on U.S. college campuses. Read On The Fox News App The report, published by the Stanford Review, detailed an incident in which a man posing as a Stanford student targeted women at the university to gather intelligence for the Chinese Ministry of State Security. Trump Administration Begins New Wave Of International Student Visa Revocations: 'No One Has A Right To A Visa' "How can we keep offering 300,000 student visas to Chinese nationals every year when we KNOW they are legally required to gather intelligence for the CCP? The answer is simple: we can't," Moody wrote in a post on X. "@StanfordReview's report on CCP espionage on campus should shock everyone and verify what I have been saying. We need to pass my STOP CCP Visas Act to protect our national security." Along with the new Chinese national policy, Rubio announced new visa restrictions Wednesday on foreigners "complicit" in censoring Americans. Several University Of Massachusetts International Students Have Visas Revoked "For too long, Americans have been fined, harassed, and even charged by foreign authorities for exercising their free speech rights," Rubio wrote in a post. "Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign officials and persons who are complicit in censoring Americans. "Free speech is essential to the American way of life – a birthright over which foreign governments have no authority." The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for article source: State Department says it will 'aggressively' revoke visas for Chinese students
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Letters to the Editor: Potential hate crime 'underscores the need for genuine advocacy' for Asian Americans
To the editor: Asian American advocacy during the Trump era faces challenges as anti-Asian violence rises. A probable hate crime against historian Aki Maehara in Los Angeles highlights systemic xenophobia, fueled by divisive COVID-19 rhetoric and economic concerns tied to the trade war with China ('Asian American professor who teaches history of racism attacked in possible hate crime,' May 13). Policies like Stop CCP VISAs Act, which seeks to block student visas for Chinese nationals, intensify mistrust, linking Asian Americans to espionage and economic competition during downturns. The administration's lack of emphatic condemnation of anti-Asian violence further compounds the issue. While President Trump's communications director Steve Cheung defends the administration's commitment to inclusivity, its actions and rhetoric often fail to address deep-rooted prejudice. Leadership demands a firm stance against hate crimes and systemic reform to ensure dignity and security for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Maehara's tragedy underscores the need for genuine advocacy, moving beyond symbolic gestures to confront xenophobia and foster unity. Jane Tanaka, Tehachapi, Calif. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Letters to the Editor: Potential hate crime ‘underscores the need for genuine advocacy' for Asian Americans
To the editor: Asian American advocacy during the Trump era faces challenges as anti-Asian violence rises. A probable hate crime against historian Aki Maehara in Los Angeles highlights systemic xenophobia, fueled by divisive COVID-19 rhetoric and economic concerns tied to the trade war with China ('Asian American professor who teaches history of racism attacked in possible hate crime,' May 13). Policies like Stop CCP VISAs Act, which seeks to block student visas for Chinese nationals, intensify mistrust, linking Asian Americans to espionage and economic competition during downturns. The administration's lack of emphatic condemnation of anti-Asian violence further compounds the issue. While President Trump's communications director Steve Cheung defends the administration's commitment to inclusivity, its actions and rhetoric often fail to address deep-rooted prejudice. Leadership demands a firm stance against hate crimes and systemic reform to ensure dignity and security for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Maehara's tragedy underscores the need for genuine advocacy, moving beyond symbolic gestures to confront xenophobia and foster unity. Jane Tanaka, Tehachapi, Calif.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Morgantown voices opposition to Moore's Stop CCP VISAs Act
Apr. 2—MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution opposing the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act — also known as the Stop CCP VISAs Act. Technically, the resolution is in support of a letter penned to the bill's author, U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, by Liz Finklea and Sarah Barnes, respectively the chair and vice chair of the Morgantown Sister Cities Commission. Moore, represents the district encompassing northern West Virginia. The letter expresses the commission's "strong opposition " to the legislation, which would bar Chinese students from studying in the United States. Finklea and Barnes contend such legislation would unfairly presume guilt and treat all Chinese students as potential spies, undermine the principle of academic freedom, damage interpersonal relationships that serve as the underpinning of diplomatic goodwill and contradict America's tradition of openness and opportunity. "We respectfully urge you to reconsider your support for this legislation and instead work toward more nuanced approaches to addressing security concerns — approaches that do not sacrifice our values of openness, fairness and international cooperation." The cities of Morgantown and Xuzhou, a metropolis of nine million people that serves as the gateway to eastern China, have fostered a relationship dating back to a "Friendship City " agreement in 2012. They officially became sister cities in 2016 via the Sister Cities program founded by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956. A scroll commemorating the relationship was delivered by former Xuzhou Vice Mayor Chen Hui in 2017 and hangs in Morgantown City Hall. In 2020, during the height of the COVID pandemic, the city received a delivery of 20, 000 disposable masks, 500 medical gowns and 300 pairs of goggles from Xuzhou to be distributed to area agencies. In 2021, Morgantown City Council approved $15, 000 to design a portion of a new eco-park in Xuzhou representing Morgantown and West Virginia. "So, between trade mission issues and education issues, we've covered quite a bit with our partner city in China, and I'm saddened that this is a possibility — not having Chinese students here. I think they're one of the largest groups on campus, " Deputy Mayor Jenny Selin said. "If there's some problem in particular, I would much rather that our government handle a problem in particular rather than as an entire group. So, I'm glad that we're doing this." Councilor Bill Kawecki agreed, explaining, "I am disappointed with the congressman for even considering this kind of legislation." In their letter, Finklea and Barnes said the proposed legislation undermines the stated mission of the Sister Cities Commission and all other efforts at citizen diplomacy, concluding, "In Morgantown, we take this mission seriously."
