Trump urged to apologize for calling foreign students ‘spies’
2018-08-14 09:50:22 source:Global Times
August 13, 2018
More than 4,000 signatures had been collected by Monday on the White House petition website, urging US President Donald Trump to apologize for reportedly saying "almost every student that comes over to this country is a spy."
Chinese students account for 32.5 percent of total overseas students in the US, more than any other country for eight consecutive years, according to a white paper issued by education agency MentorX in June.
More than 350,000 Chinese students studied in the US last year, a 6.8 percent year on year growth.
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