“In China, the government can control education, high schools, colleges, universities. We thought that the USA could be different," one student said.

“In China, the government can control education, high schools, colleges, universities. We thought that the USA could be different," one student said.

Chinese students say they’re questioning their decision to study in the U.S. after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the federal government will attempt to “aggressively” revoke their visas.

Rubio said Wednesday that Chinese students “with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields” would be targeted.

Chinese students who spoke to NBC News on Thursday said that they came to the U.S. for freedoms they felt they did not have back in China but that now the Trump administration is starting to resemble the strict regime they left behind.

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I was just arguing that they have plans. There will be plans for China but you have to look elsewhere.

      Best I can do:

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbridge_Colby

      He played a key role in the development of the 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy, which, among other things, shifted the U.S. Defense Department’s focus to China.