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Chinese Grad Students May Be Next Hit by US-China Tensions

Associated Press

   The Trump administration may soon expel thousands of Chinese graduate
   students enrolled at U.S. universities and impose other sanctions
   against Chinese officials in the latest signs of tensions between
   Washington and Beijing that are raging over trade, the coronavirus
   pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong.

   President Donald Trump said he would make an announcement about China
   on Friday, and administration officials said he is considering a
   months-old proposal to revoke the visas of students affiliated with
   educational institutions in China linked to the People's Liberation
   Army or Chinese intelligence.

   Trump is also weighing targeted travel and financial sanctions against
   Chinese officials for actions in Hong Kong, according to the officials,
   who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on
   condition of anonymity.

   "We'll be announcing what we're doing tomorrow with respect to China
   and we are not happy with China," Trump told reporters at an unrelated
   event Thursday, referring mainly to COVID-19. "We are not happy with
   what's happened. All over the world people are suffering, 186
   countries. All over the world they're suffering. We're not happy."

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