Exclusive: Fearing espionage, U.S. weighs tighter rules on Chinese students

U.S. officials said the goal was to curb the risk of spying and theft of intellectual property in areas vital to national security.The ideas under consideration, previously unreported, include checks of student phone records and scouring of personal accounts on Chinese and U.S. social media platforms for anything that might raise concerns about students' intentions in the United States, including affiliations with government organizations, a U.S. official and three congressional and university s