How a US clampdown affected mainland Chinese, Hong Kong student visa numbers
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“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last May the country would take stricter approach to Chinese student visas”
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Wikipedia confirms Marco Rubio has been serving as US Secretary of State since 2025, making it impossible for him to have announced policy changes in May 2023. The claim directly contradicts this timeline.
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— Jeanette Christina Dousdebes Rubio (born December 5, 1973) is an American former professional cheerleader. She is married to United States secretary of state and former senator Marco Rubio.
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— This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
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— Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national …
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“A US clampdown on visas for mainland Chinese and Hong Kong students last May led to year-on-year declines of 42 per cent and 35 per cent in the number of permits granted”
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— Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (Chinese: 中國銀行(香港)有限公司), abbreviated as BOCHK (Chinese: 中銀香港), is a subsidiary of the Bank of China (via the Hong Kong-listed intermediate holding company BOC Hong Ko…
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— Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million re…
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— The Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict refers to the tense relations between Hong Kong and Mainland China. Various factors have contributed to this tension, including different interpretations of the "…
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“Figures recently released by the US State Department’s Visa Office showed about 900 F-1 visas were granted to Hong Kong students for academic and language training programmes between June and August last year”
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“The figure marked a 35 per cent drop from the 1,395 visas issued in the same period in 2024”
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“The lowest figure was recorded in 2020, the year the Covid-19 pandemic began, when only 394 F-1 visas were issued to Hong Kong students”
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“The calculation of the number of student visas is based on the sum of the number of such documents issued to Hong Kong and British National (Overseas) passport holders reported in the US Visa Office’s monthly figures”
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