US lawmakers want to tighten visas for Chinese students, researchers

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  1. reedak

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    My great friend, should I answer your silly question? When I say "sure", do you believe me? :whisper:
     
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    Eh...there is a practical limit to using debt as a weapon. What's the old saying, if I owe the bank $10,000, I have a problem, but if I owe them 10 billion, they have a problem? China has almost 2 trillion dollars in US Treasury notes, but to try to sell them all at once would crash the market in treasuries. Bad for us since we'll have to raise interest rates, but really bad for the Chinese who'll end up collecting pennies on the dollar if they really managed to sell them all. Are you sure the Chinese want to give away 2 trillion dollars to teach us a "lesson?"
     
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    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    My naive friend,

    Are the russkies still keep you awake at night? Do you check for them under your bed? :hiding:
     
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    It is unsurprising that you find the straight up facts and direct quotes in my signature line to be "illogical", since you seem to live for spin, propaganda, and drama. :roflol:

    My signature:
    Two years of investigation by Mueller, 19 lawyers, appx. 40 FBI agents, intelligence analysts, forensic accountants and other professional staff, 2800+ subpoenas, nearly 500 search warrants, 230+ orders for communication records, 13 requests to foreign governments for evidence, appx 500 witnesses interviewed and we learned "this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime" and "the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities" and "the evidence does not establish that the President was involved in an underlying crime related to Russian election interference."
     
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    COLLUSION HAS ITS COSTS: Trump Is Cracking Down On China, And UC Campuses Are Paying A Price.

    During all the Russia hacking hype, China is rising in influence: While Russia’s role in the 2016 election dominates the news, China’s spying and alarming influence within our borders is too little noticed.
     

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