美限制中国留学生入境

Students target of visa action

美限制中国留学生入境

The US visa restriction on Chinese students and researchers severely undermined their legitimate rights and interests, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday.

外交部发言人赵立坚6月2日表示，美国对中国留学生和研究人员赴美签证的限制严重侵犯了他们的正当权益。

The US side's latest action under an abused concept of national security and flimsy excuses "runs counter to the common aspiration for friendly people-to-people exchange," as Chinese students and researchers have been an important bond of friendship and bridge for scientific and educational exchange between Chinese and American people, Zhao said.

他指出，中国留学生和研究人员一向是中美科技教育交流和两国人民友谊的重要桥梁。美方泛化国家安全概念，以莫须有的罪名出台措施限制中国留学人员赴美签证，完全违背两国人民开展友好交流的共同愿望。

On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced the US is planning to cancel the visas of thousands of Chinese graduate students and researchers.

5月29日，美国总统特朗普宣布，美国计划取消数千名来自中国的研究生和研究人员的签证。

The New York Times cited US officials as saying that potentially affected students are those studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Washington alleges that their presence presents threats of technology theft.

《纽约时报》引用美国官员的话称，科学、技术、工程和数学等专业的留学生可能受到影响。美政府宣称他们的存在带来技术被窃取的威胁。