US to cancel visas for thousands of Chinese grad students - reports

The White House plans to cancel visas for thousands of Chinese graduate students affiliated with Chinese universities tied to the People’s Liberation Army, Fox news reported.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the plan with President Trump during a meeting Tuesday, The New York Times reported, citing officials with knowledge of the discussions.

As the source detailed, the plan to cancel visas comes as the Trump administration is seeking to punish China after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong, which was condemned by Pompeo this week. Canceling visas was already being discussed by the administration before Beijing's move in the territory.

The visa cancellations could affect at least 3,000 of the approximately 360,000 Chinese students studying in the U.S, according to the report.