Hinder Chinese students? The U.S. is cutting the branch under itself

"It's based on ideological prejudices," "it has poisoned the long-standing educational relationship between China and the U.S.," "it will cause 'enormous damage' to American technological progress"... International public opinion has widely criticized U.S. Secretary of State Rubio's announcement that the U.S. is beginning to cancel visas for Chinese students. China has clearly opposed and protested this political and discriminatory move, resolutely defending the legitimate rights of Chinese students.

In fact, since the current US administration took office, it has gradually introduced restrictive measures against international students, especially Chinese ones. These include limiting the admission of international students at some universities in fields such as computer science or financial engineering, reducing scholarships for international students at public schools, banning the admission of international students at Harvard, and pressuring universities to provide detailed information on Chinese students. Now the US is unjustifiably revoking visas for Chinese students, including those "with ties to the Chinese government or studying in key fields." This is another step to 'disconnect' Sino-US cultural and scientific relations under the pretext of ideology and national security. But what is the real goal?

According to Professor Li Haidong of the Diplomatic Academy, there are growing concerns in the US about strategic competition with China and a toxic atmosphere of the so-called culture war is spreading in the country. As a result, politicians like Rubio are constantly expanding the notion of national security, using students as a tool in geopolitical competition with China, and pushing for a "disconnect" in technology and cultural exchange to strengthen strategic rivalry with China and secure personal political gains.

History proves that true great powers are not created by closing themselves off and excluding others. Sino-US educational cooperation has fostered mutual understanding and contributed to US economic prosperity and technological progress for years. By blocking foreign students, including Chinese ones, America is cutting a branch under itself. Efforts to 'disconnect' in the area of human and cultural exchanges are divorced from reality and are doomed to failure.

CMG