Republicans in the US House of Representatives plan to introduce a bill on Friday to block Chinese citizens from getting student visas, citing their potential to serve as spies for Beijing, and adding fresh fuel to a debate about attracting needed foreign talent while addressing national security concerns.
Representative Riley Moore of West Virginia, a first-term congressman, is the sponsor of the “Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act”, which would halt issuance of student or research visas for all Chinese nationals.
