A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Thursday voiced strong opposition to the United States’ recent move to revoke visas of certain Chinese students.
Spokesperson Mao Ning responded to a media inquiry at a regular press conference, denouncing the decision as politically motivated and discriminatory.
“Such political and discriminatory practice of the U.S. side has exposed the lie of the so-called freedom and openness that the U.S. has always boasted of, and will only further damage the U.S.’s own international image and national credibility,” said Mao.
The spokesperson pointed out that the U.S. used ideology and national security as a “pretext” for its decision, which seriously harms legitimate rights and interests of Chinese students and disrupted the normal people-to-people and educational exchanges between China and the United States.
“We firmly oppose this, and have made serious representations to the U.S. side,” she added.
SOURCE: CGTN News