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The US Department of Homeland Security announced on September 9 that it would continue its campaign to prevent people with ties to the Chinese military from coming to the US from stealing intellectual property.
“As of September 8, 2020, we have revoked more than 1,000 visas issued to Chinese citizens. These are the people we have found subject to restrictions under the presidential direction,” a State Department spokesperson confirmed to Reuters News by email.
He then emphasized that the US Department of State has the authority to revoke visas and exercise that right when there is information that the visa holder cannot enter the United States, or is not even eligible to obtain a visa. . when the grant is completed.
The list of people who have been deprived of their visas is not published. A dozen Chinese students who applied to US universities said their visas had been canceled before the State Department email.
According to Reuters, these people said they received the email notification from the US Embassy and Consulate General in China on 9-9.
Most of them are undergraduate and graduate students with F-1 academic visas who are interested in studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the USA.
In these people’s chat group, some admitted that they graduated from schools related to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
In a directive issued in late May this year, President Donald Trump called for restricting the entry of some Chinese students and researchers.
The reason is that these people may be being used in Beijing’s campaign to acquire sensitive American intellectual property and technology. The address began to take effect from June 1 to the present.
The US State Department stressed that it continues to welcome “legitimate” Chinese students and academics who are not involved in the Chinese military.
About 360,000 Chinese are studying in American universities and colleges, contributing some $ 14 billion to the American economy. Visa restrictions only affect a small portion of them, Trump administration officials say.
