Fear of Espionage - Hundreds of Visa Applications From China Rejected
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The Federal Government warns against science espionage by Chinese people. A research by WDR, NDR and SZ shows for the first time that the number of visas refused reaches a three-digit level every year.
Security authorities have long been warning against espionage by Chinese scientists. How many of them do not actually get a visa for the Federal Republic of Germany was unclear. SZ, NDR and WDR now know numbers.
Germany rejects significantly more visa applications from scientists and students from China in relation to other countries. This is reported by the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", NDR and WDR on the basis of their own research. According to this, the Federal Foreign Office alone rejected about 200 applications from young researchers (post-docs) last year. Around as many normal students were refused a visa in 2025. No other country of origin would reject…
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