Why is Trump cracking down on Chinese students? | The Take
Jun 4, 2025 | The Take
The US will begin revoking visas for Chinese students, including those in “critical fields” or with connections to th
Jun 4, 2025 | The Take
The US will begin revoking visas for Chinese students, including those in “critical fields” or with connections to the Chinese Communist Party. The US State Department has said this is to stop the exploitation of US universities and protect national security. Who is losing out in this latest development in US-China tensions?
In this episode:
Zichen Wang, Research Fellow & Director for International Communications at the Center for China and Globalization
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, and Chloe K. Ki, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Remas Alhawari, Mariana Navarrete, Kingwell Ma, Kisaa Zehra, Khaled Soltan, and our guest host, Natasha del Toro. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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