<p>Beijing: China said it firmly opposes the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/united-states">United States'</a> plan to revoke visas from Chinese students, and urged its Western rival to be more constructive towards stable bilateral relations, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.</p>.<p>China has lodged a protest over US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement of the move.</p>.<p>The U.S. used ideology and national security as a "pretext" for its decision, which harms legitimate rights and interests of the students, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular news briefing. </p>
<p>Beijing: China said it firmly opposes the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/united-states">United States'</a> plan to revoke visas from Chinese students, and urged its Western rival to be more constructive towards stable bilateral relations, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.</p>.<p>China has lodged a protest over US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement of the move.</p>.<p>The U.S. used ideology and national security as a "pretext" for its decision, which harms legitimate rights and interests of the students, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular news briefing. </p>