In a tense situation between the United States and China, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on October 2 that it would prohibit former members of the Communist Party from applying for U.S. green cards and immigrating to the United States unless they have a special permit. Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of China’s Global Times newspaper, was surprised to learn that many of China’s most talented people want to immigrate.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on its website on February 2 that it will not be able to process immigration cases from people who are members of the Communist Party or other totalitarian political parties or who belong to related organizations “based on the unacceptability of membership in a totalitarian political party,” a directive approved by the U.S. Congress to ensure U.S. security.
Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, which is part of China’s official media, People’s Daily, tweeted, “Many outstanding Chinese talents are Communist Party members, and this U.S. decision helps remove their (immigrants’) illusions and helps China retain more of them. He also mentioned that “non-Communist Party members are now less interested in immigrating to the United States.”
Many netizens found Hu’s statement tantamount to an admission that there are many prominent Chinese who want to immigrate to the U.S., leaving comments below Hu’s tweets criticizing “If you love China, stay in China forever”, “A dynasty full of civil and military officials have green cards, don’t think they won’t quit the party to keep the peace”, “Great, sounds like everyone is happy”, “The world is better off without China”, and “Great decision by the U.S.”.
Recent Comments