Proclamation 10043 is a

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signed by

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, the 45th

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, on May 29, 2020, in order to prohibit students in the

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associated with the

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from obtaining

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s or J visas.

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As was reported by

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in Sep 2020, visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students had been canceled. In June 2021, a survey of 310 students showed that most of students who had been rejected studied at one of the following eight universities: #

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Otherwise, they were funded by China Scholarship Council.

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On June 10, 2021, the

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, the American Council of Education, and 39 other associations sent a letter to the

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asking them to explain the scope of Proclamation 10043. On July 6, 2021, during a regular press conference,

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, spokesman for the

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, expressed "grave concern" and stated that China "has lodged solemn representations with the US side" regarding the enforcement of the proclamation. On June 27, 2022, eighteen students filed a

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lawsuit regarding the proclamation. The defendants of the case were Joseph R. Biden (as president of the United States),

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(as secretary of state),

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(as secretary of homeland security), the

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, the

, and the United States of America. The plaintiffs also hosted a website calle
10043.org
to share their experiences. On June 22, 2023, the case was

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and terminated by Judge Colin Stirling Bruce of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The dismissal came after the judge granted the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss filed by the defendants.

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{{reflist Proclamations First presidency of Donald Trump Visa policy of the United States China–United States relations

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