China, in his words · 2024 campaign · № 89
Says China has many thousands of spies working in the United States
“It’s rarely even mentioned that China has many thousands of SPIES working in the United States—in business, finance, academia, technology, media, and likely even government, very sadly.”
- Said
- , Agenda47 campaign video, "Stopping Chinese Espionage"
- Subject
- espionage
- Threat
- Military threat
- Topic
- Foreign policy
- Era
- 2024 campaign
What the record showed
In the same video he pledged visa sanctions and travel restrictions "to shut off Chinese access to American secrets." On May 28, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. would "aggressively revoke" visas for Chinese students, including those with Communist Party connections or studying in critical fields. On Aug. 25, 2025, Trump told reporters of Chinese students: "We're going to allow it. It's very important, 600,000 students."