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U.S. Revokes Visas of Chinese Students With Communist Party Ties Over Security Fears

Washington is tightening visa rules to curb espionage by Chinese students alongside theft of intellectual property.

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ON CAM: CHINA's SPOOKED REACTION TO TRUMP's VISA & WEAPON MOVES
Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photos: Anna Moneymaker and Win McNamee/Getty Images
12 March 2025, China, Peking: Mao Ning, China's first foreign office spokeswoman, answers questions from journalists. Mao announced that the vice foreign ministers of China, Russia and Iran will meet in Beijing to discuss Iran's nuclear program. Photo: Johannes Neudecker/dpa (Photo by Johannes Neudecker/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed the State and Homeland Security departments to revoke visas of Chinese students linked to the Communist Party or enrolled in sensitive research fields.
  • Rep. Riley Moore’s Stop CCP VISAs Act, introduced in March with Senate backing from Sen. Ashley Moody, seeks to formalize these revocations and bolster campus safeguards.
  • China lodged a formal protest through Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, denouncing the policy as unjustified and hypocritical and warning it will disrupt academic exchanges.
  • U.S. officials cite past incidents—such as five Chinese nationals charged in 2023 for photographing a U.S.-Taiwan military exercise—as evidence of espionage risks.
  • The administration plans to revise visa criteria and enhance screening of all future applicants from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.