Anxious Chinese students are scrambling after Marco Rubio says the State Department will ‘aggressively’ revoke visas: ‘The U.S. was known for its diversity… it is a pity to see such change’

A Chinese student wearing a New York marathon t-shirt walks at Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing on May 29, 2025. Beijing reacted in fury Thursday at the US government’s vow to revoke Chinese students’ visas, condemning President Donald Trump’s crackdown on international scholars as “political and discriminatory.”

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