Trump's China truce facing collapse after 'infuriating' Wednesday moves: report

According to an overnight CNN report, Donald Trump's truce with China in the trade war he created could fall apart after his administration made two unforeseen "bombshell" announcements.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the U.S. will “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students” studying in critical fields or if they have connections to the Chinese Communist Party, an announcement which was met with a wave of anger by families in China, many of whom have saved for years to educate their children abroad.

The second blow came after the Financial Times reported that "moves by US President Donald Trump had effectively cut off some American companies from selling software used to design semiconductors to China."

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That one-two punch has reportedly "infuriated" Chinese authorities who felt they had made progress with the volatile Trump as the clock ticks on a 90-day pause on increased tariffs.

According to CNN analysts Steven Jiang and Jessie Yeung, the student visa issue will now become a key sticking point with Chinese authorities and families alike.

"It’s hard to overstate the impact. There were more than 270,000 Chinese students in the US in 2024, and even more before the pandemic. While some hail from China’s political and business elites, many also come from middle-class families," they wrote before adding, "The path to the US is attractive, but arduous. Chinese families save for years and spend exorbitant amounts of money to send their kids abroad, with students attending cram schools or hiring tutors to polish their applications. Rubio’s announcement jeopardizes all of that – with students now facing potential deportation in the middle of their hard-won education."

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