China opposes student visa revocations by US, says it exposes hypocrisy behind claims of…

Beijing: China has lodged a strong protest against the United States after it announced plans to revoke Chinese students’ visas, including those allegedly linked to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.” Opposing the decision, Beijing stated that the Trump administration exposes the “hypocrisy behind US claims of freedom.” Lin Jian, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, criticised the move, calling it “unjustified” and harmful to people-to-people relations between both the countries. The decision has sparked massive anxiety and frustration among Chinese students studying in America.

Jian took to X and said, “The US decision to revoke Chinese student visas is fully unjustified. Citing ideology and national security as a pretext, the move seriously hurts the lawful rights and interests of international students from China and disrupts people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. China firmly opposes this action and has protested to the US over the decision.”

Calling the US decision politically motivated, Lin Jian said this will damage the image and reputation of Washington itself.”

This politically motivated and discriminatory move exposes the hypocrisy behind the US’s claims of freedom and openness. It will further damage the image and reputation of the US itself,” he said. On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.

In a social media post on X, Rubio wrote, “The U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.”

This further widens an already strained relationship between the US and China, which backtracked after Trump threatened China with reciprocal tariffs. The US President introduced his “reciprocal” tariffs, placing substantial duties on imports from some of the United States’ key trading partners.

Following a trade dispute, the US and China engaged in a tariff war, with the potential for US tariffs to reach 245%. However, a subsequent agreement on May 12th resulted in the withdrawal of these proposed tariffs. Currently, tariffs stand at approximately 10% on US goods imported into China and around 30% on Chinese goods imported into the US.

(With ANI Inputs)

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