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Republican lawmakers of the House have been making efforts to push legislation, imposing a ban on Chinese nationals from getting student visas in the US, Fox News reported.

For weeks, US Representative Riley Moore has raised alarm over what he considers the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) exploitation of the US visa program meant for studying in the US. He is expected to introduce the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act or the Stop CCP Visas Act on Friday.

The bill is still being circulated for co-sponsors, but lawmakers who are expected to support the bill include Representatives Andy Ogles, Scott Perry, and Brandon Gill.

Moore said, "Every year, we allow nearly 300,000 Chinese nationals to come to the U.S. on student visas. We've literally invited the CCP to spy on our military, steal our intellectual property, and threaten national security."

"Just last year, the FBI charged five Chinese nationals here on student visas after they were caught photographing joint US-Taiwan live-fire military exercises. This cannot continue," he added.