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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
China happy with restrictions on its students, lawmaker says
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said Sunday the White House's move to revoke visas for Chinese students studying in the U.S. is likely to have the Chinese Communist Party "cheering for this policy." "Because they want these people back," Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) told CBS' Margaret Brennan on Sunday on "Face the Nation." "They want the scientists and the entrepreneurs and the engineers who can come and help their economy. And so we are probably helping them, as well as other countries, more than helping ourselves with this policy." Secretary of State Marco Rubio last Wednesday announced the measure to aggressively revoke "visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields." Roughly 277,000 Chinese students studied in the U.S. last year. And nearly 20 percent of Silicon Valley's highly educated tech employees come from China. But the details behind the White House push — including whether the administration plans to target every Chinese international student — remain unclear. Tensions between the two countries, already roiled by high-stakes tariff negotiations, have further strained. "There's not enough details," Krishmanoorthi, who launched a run for Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in May, told Brennan. "However, this appears to be much broader and it's terribly misguided and it appears prejudicial and discriminatory." Krishnamoorthi is the ranking member on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party. He told Brennan that increased scrutiny on Chinese students can make sense. "I think that you should definitely have heightened vetting, especially in certain critical areas because we know that the CCP tries to steal, for instance, intellectual property or worse," Krishnamoorthi said. "But the way that this is currently structured looks very, very suspicious."
Politico
5 days ago
- Business
- Politico
China happy with restrictions on its students, lawmaker says
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said Sunday the White House's move to revoke visas for Chinese students studying in the U.S. is likely to have the Chinese Communist Party 'cheering for this policy.' 'Because they want these people back,' Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) told CBS' Margaret Brennan on Sunday on 'Face the Nation.' 'They want the scientists and the entrepreneurs and the engineers who can come and help their economy. And so we are probably helping them, as well as other countries, more than helping ourselves with this policy.' Secretary of State Marco Rubio last Wednesday announced the measure to aggressively revoke 'visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.' Roughly 277,000 Chinese students studied in the U.S. last year. And nearly 20 percent of Silicon Valley's highly educated tech employees come from China. But the details behind the White House push — including whether the administration plans to target every Chinese international student — remain unclear. Tensions between the two countries, already roiled by high-stakes tariff negotiations, have further strained. 'There's not enough details,' Krishmanoorthi, who launched a run for Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in May, told Brennan. 'However, this appears to be much broader and it's terribly misguided and it appears prejudicial and discriminatory.' Krishnamoorthi is the ranking member on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party. He told Brennan that increased scrutiny on Chinese students can make sense. 'I think that you should definitely have heightened vetting, especially in certain critical areas because we know that the CCP tries to steal, for instance, intellectual property or worse,' Krishnamoorthi said. 'But the way that this is currently structured looks very, very suspicious.'
Bloomberg
30-05-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
China Hawk on the End Goal of US-China Relations
Chairman John Moolenaar, who heads the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party calls for China to 'acknowledge the reality that their government is moving in a very different direction than they promised'. He speaks to Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dem Rep: Trump Wants These Three Countries After Greenland
Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton warned that President Donald Trump could target three countries for 'take over' as he ramps up calls for the U.S. to control Greenland as a matter of 'international security.' During an appearance on CNN Newsroom, the Massachusetts congressman agreed that there is a national security argument to be made about Greenland's proximity to Russia's military 'bases up there.' However, Moulton said America should be working with the autonomous territory of Denmark as an ally, adding that Trump's 'dumb way' of conducting foreign is putting 'our national security at risk.' 'The way America has addressed serious national security concerns for decades is to enlist our allies' help,' said Moulton. 'We don't have the forces to put everywhere around the globe.' Greenland could be just the tip of the iceberg in Trump's plans, warned Moulton. 'Does he want to take over Poland, because they border Russia? Does he want to take over India, because they border China? Does he want to take over Mongolia kind of in between the two?' pondered Moulton. 'That's not how the United States operates.' Moulton, who serves on the Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party committee, added that Trump's rhetoric is damaging vital international relationships. 'Our greatest strength is our allies. And when our allies can't trust us, they won't fight for us. They won't stand up to our adversaries,' said Moulton. 'And all of that makes America much less safe.' In a Friday press conference, Trump said the United States has to 'have Greenland.' He pressed that controlling the autonomous territory was about 'world peace.'
