Bill to ban all Chinese nationals from receiving US student visas causes alarm
By 
Rebecca Trager2025-03-18T15:30:00
Legislation’s sponsor claims it will prevent espionage, but there are warnings it will harm US competitiveness
The US research community has been appalled by blanket legislation that would block all Chinese nationals from receiving student visas. The bill’s sponsor, West Virginia Republican Riley Moore, who introduced in Congress to on 14 March, said it will prevent the Chinese Communist Party from using US academic institutions as platforms for espionage. However, opponents argue that it would harm the competitiveness of US research universities and science.