美限制中國留學生入境

Students target of visa action

美限制中國留學生入境

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

外交部發言人趙立堅6月2日表示，美國對中國留學生和研究人員赴美簽證的限制嚴重侵犯了他們的正當權益。

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，中國留學生和研究人員一向是中美科技教育交流和兩國人民友誼的重要橋樑。美方泛化國家安全概念，以莫須有的罪名出臺措施限制中國留學人員赴美簽證，完全違背兩國人民開展友好交流的共同願望。

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，美國總統特朗普宣佈，美國計劃取消數千名來自中國的研究生和研究人員的簽證。

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.

《紐約時報》引用美國官員的話稱，科學、技術、工程和數學等專業的留學生可能受到影響。美政府宣稱他們的存在帶來技術被竊取的威脅。