Suspicion of Chinese STEM students ridiculous

The Ministry of Education issued a warning at a news conference on Monday to Chinese students going to study in the United States, reminding them to assess in advance the risk of being denied a visa or having their visa delayed.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Education said that China sent more than 10,000 government-sponsored students to the US in 2018, and more than 300 of them were denied visas. The spokesperson said that such unfair treatment constitutes an affront to the dignity of these students.

It is increasingly clear that Chinese students studying in the US, especially those studying in the fields of STEM - science, technology, engineering and math - are becoming collateral damage in the intensifying trade war between the two countries.