The Trump administration stepped up its offensive against China with new measures that it said were aimed at rooting out espionage and national security risks at America’s colleges and universities.
At a press conference held on the White House lawn Friday afternoon, President Trump said the U.S. would bar Chinese nationals who have an affiliation with the People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, from receiving visas to study or conduct graduate or post-doctoral research in the United States.
Subscribe or login to read the rest.
Subscribers get full access to:
- Exclusive longform investigative journalism, Q&As, news and analysis, and data on Chinese business elites and corporations. We publish China scoops you won't find anywhere else.
- A weekly curated reading list on China from David Barboza, Pulitzer Prize-winning former Shanghai correspondent for The New York Times.
- A daily roundup of China finance, business and economics headlines.
We offer discounts for groups, institutions and students. Go to our
Subscriptions page for details.