Politics & PolicyGlobal Times (环球时报)
Fewer Chinese Students in the US: Does That Make America 'Safer'?
社评：中国留学生少了，美国就“安全”了么
A Global Times editorial responds to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies, a US think tank, which claims that a sharp decline in F-1 visas issued to Chinese and Indian students would 'greatly benefit American students and national security.' The editorial dismisses the report's insinuation of Chinese students as spies as a baseless, politically motivated 'cliché' and frames the visa restrictions as the weaponization of normal educational exchange for domestic political gain.
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The piece frames the US policy as a symptom of American anxiety and domestic political decay, not a legitimate security measure.
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