[Qiaobao.com News] The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles issued a message on the 8th to remind Chinese students entering and leaving Los Angeles to pay attention to safety risks.
According to the website of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the Consulate General issued a reminder on the 8th that several Chinese students recently entered the United States at Los Angeles International Airport . They were repeatedly questioned by the US border inspection and law enforcement officers about the purpose of studying in the United States and their past. Some of them were threatened, intimidated, or even restricted for dozens of hours in terms of academic performance, whether they had ever been employed, whether they had received disciplinary action, whether they had “plagiarized” laboratory data, etc., and were eventually refused entry and repatriation. In addition, some Chinese students were interrogated by US law enforcement officers when they left the country and returned to China, and their personal electronic devices were confiscated.
The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles issued a reminder to students studying in the United States on the 8th. (Image source: Website of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles)
The Consulate General stated that it has lodged solemn representations with the US in this regard, urging the US to correct its mistakes and stop using various excuses to impose unwarranted restrictions and suppression on Chinese students.
The Consulate General also announced the contact information: Consular Protection Hotline of the Consulate General in Los Angeles: +1-213-8078052. The Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (24 hours): +86-10-12308 or +86-10-59913991.
The United States will lift restrictions on foreign students coming to the United States from August 1. The picture shows Chinese students queuing for check-in at Shanghai Pudong Airport on August 19. (Photo source: China News Service)
Previously, the Chinese Embassy in the United States published an article on its official website on September 28, entitled "Remind Chinese students to the U.S. to choose routes to Houston carefully," stating that U.S. law enforcement officials have targeted China for a long time. Cases of arbitrary detention and interrogation, nuisance, and confiscation of personal belongings for international students entering the United States have occurred from time to time. Recently, this kind of case happened again at Houston Airport. Several Chinese students studying in the United States encountered interrogation when entering the Houston Airport. Some people were even restricted from personal freedom for more than 50 hours before being repatriated unreasonably. The spokesperson of the embassy stated that China has made solemn representations to the United States.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying revealed in a regular press conference on September 29 that,"As far as we know, during the interrogation process, the U.S. even repeatedly questioned whether the international students were members of the Communist Party and whether they were serving the Chinese government." "Sometimes they even admitted afterwards that they did not have sufficient evidence to support the repatriation."
Stanford University campus taken in March 2019. (Image source: Associated Press data map)
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