The trend has sparked heightened concerns among international students about travelling to the US.
BEIJING – An increasing number of Chinese students and technology professionals are expressing their alarm on social media about being harassed in what they described as a “small dark room” at the secondary inspection areas of immigration and border authorities in the United States.
The ordeal reached its climax when they discovered a screenshot of a news photo celebrating a successful Chinese satellite launch in his digital album. Despite his legally obtained visa, Mr Chen’s entry was denied and he was unceremoniously deported. Mr Liu had thought he was on a routine business trip, departing from Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 14, 2023.
“They asked me if I and my company were engaged in data theft, spreading sensitive information and connected to Chinese governments,” Mr Liu said. “When the students applied for their visas, the US side would have done the necessary security background checks. That is to say, they passed the security risk screening to get the visa,” said Professor Wu Xinbo, dean of Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies and director of the Centre for American Studies at Fudan University.
Prof Wu said the political motivation behind the phenomenon is clear – it aims to control and restrict cultural exchanges between the two countries for “national security”, directly leading to a decline in people-to-people interactions. “Compared with the risk of being inspected and deported during each trip to and from the US, it is a wiser choice to pursue higher education outside the US,” Chou said.
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