Beijing: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday called on the United States to refrain from discriminating on Chinese students and imposing restrictions.
According to media reports, a US House politician has sent letters to six US universities, and has requested his Chinese students for information outside “national security” concerns.
While answering the relevant question, spokesman Mao Ning pointed out that Chinese students have about one -fourth of the population of international students in the United States.
“We ask the United States to stop eliminating the concept of national security, protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese students effectively, and refrain from imposing discrimination and imposing actions,” said Mao.
Mao said that educational cooperation not only increases the opportunity for the students of both countries and promotes mutual understanding between their people, but also plays a vital role in the economic prosperity and scientific and technological development of the United States, Mao emphasizing that both are in such a way that.