Beijing urges US to end 'harassment' of Chinese students

Beijing pressed Washington to “rectify” its decision to place China on a list of major countries transiting or producing narcotics. - AFP

BEIJING: China's public security minister urged the US homeland security secretary to stop alleged "harassment" of Chinese students entering the United States in a meeting between the two in Vienna, Beijing's state media reported on Monday (Feb 19).

In a readout of talks on Sunday between Wang Xiaohong and Alejandro Mayorkas, Beijing urged Washington "to stop harassing and checking Chinese students for no apparent reason", state news agency Xinhua said.