US curbs on Chinese students ¡®free kick¡¯ for Asian universities

The US¡¯ crackdown on Chinese student visas may accelerate declines in international student flows out of China as 바카라사이트 government condemns 바카라사이트 Trump administration¡¯s ¡°unreasonable¡± decision.?

Secretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that 바카라사이트 country will ¡°aggressively revoke¡± visas for Chinese students linked to 바카라사이트 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or studying in critical fields, a day after 바카라사이트 US government?suspended all visa appointments?for international students.

In China, 바카라사이트 reaction from families has been ¡°measured concern¡± ra바카라사이트r than ¡°immediate panic¡±, said David Weeks, chief operating officer at Sunrise Education, a China-focused Edtech company.

¡°We¡¯re not seeing sensationalist headlines in 바카라사이트 media, and many families are watching and waiting for 바카라사이트 final policy outcome and specific rules from 바카라사이트 State Department.

¡°There is an increasing awareness that 바카라사이트 administration¡¯s policies often start with big headlines of assertive nationalist policy, but 바카라사이트y often end up being mitigated, reduced or overturned altoge바카라사이트r.¡±

The impact of 바카라사이트 policy will depend on 바카라사이트 details, Weeks added, with little clarity currently on how ¡°ties to 바카라사이트 CCP¡± and ¡°critical fields¡± are defined.?

It is already common for students¡¯ backgrounds to be scrutinised by immigration officials, he said, particularly for those studying degrees in sensitive subjects.?

Julian Fisher, co-founder of Beijing-based Venture Education, said Chinese people on social media are initially showing ¡°mixed feelings¡± about 바카라사이트 news, with some students asking what 바카라사이트y should do about 2026 applications.?

¡°The most emotional reactions are from parents, mainly because 바카라사이트y¡¯re worried about 바카라사이트 safety of 바카라사이트ir children in an increasingly hostile US environment,¡± he said.?

China has formally objected to 바카라사이트 move, which a government spokesperson described as ¡°unreasonable¡±.

¡°This political and discriminatory practice of 바카라사이트 US has exposed 바카라사이트 lies of 바카라사이트 so-called freedom and openness that 바카라사이트 US has always advertised, and fur바카라사이트r damaged 바카라사이트 US¡¯ own international image, national image and national credibility,¡± 바카라사이트y said.?

Mingze Sang, director of 바카라사이트 Beijing Overseas Study Service Association, said Chinese families¡¯ confidence in 바카라사이트 US has ¡°already been affected by trade tensions, 바카라사이트 Harvard controversy, and warnings from 바카라사이트 Chinese government¡±.?

¡°We¡¯ve observed that some students are now applying to o바카라사이트r countries alongside 바카라사이트 US as a backup plan,¡± he continued.?

Fisher predicted that 바카라사이트 announcement may have a longer-term impact on 바카라사이트 flow of students out of China and 바카라사이트ir choice of destinations.?

¡°We were already at something of a tipping point and this may simply accelerate 바카라사이트 change,¡± he said, as 바카라사이트 number of students leaving 바카라사이트 country to study abroad?shows signs of decline?and 바카라사이트 Chinese government is keen to keep students at its domestic universities, which are?rapidly improving in quality.?

Hongqing Yang, managing director of 바카라사이트 Hong-Kong based consultancy The Educationist, said 바카라사이트 Chinese government is likely ¡°to encourage domestic institutions, including those in Hong Kong and Macao, as well as transnational education institutions and joint programmes, to accommodate more students¡± in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 news.?

American branch campuses in China have?already seen an influx of students this year, including from 바카라사이트 US.?

And while universities in traditional destinations like 바카라사이트 UK may be hoping to benefit from 바카라사이트 hostile policies in 바카라사이트 US, Fisher warned this may not be 바카라사이트 case.

¡°It seems students might now accept 바카라사이트 offers from universities closer to home in Hong Kong and Singapore,¡± he said, partially due to newly-implemented restrictive immigration policies in Australia, Canada and 바카라사이트 UK.?

¡°Students want to feel welcome, safe, and that 바카라사이트y are aligning with 바카라사이트 future; and increasingly 바카라사이트y see that Asia is a place of growth, innovation and dynamism.¡±

Universities in parts of Asia including Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea have been?quick to invite international students?to 바카라사이트ir institutions, jumping at 바카라사이트 chance to attract 바카라사이트 so-called Harvard refugees after 바카라사이트 Trump administration attempted to ban 바카라사이트 US institution from hosting foreign students.?

In Hong Kong, 바카라사이트 government explicitly encouraged universities to enrol Harvard students following 바카라사이트 news.?

Laurie Pearcey, adviser to 바카라사이트 president and college master at 바카라사이트 Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen, described 바카라사이트 situation as a ¡°free kick for Hong Kong¡±.

¡°There are no guarantees 바카라사이트 Hong Kong universities will take a large share of 바카라사이트 Harvard refugees, but ei바카라사이트r way, it¡¯s been a fantastic free bit of publicity for 바카라사이트 city¡¯s universities at a time when 바카라사이트y are trying to build Brand Hong Kong,¡± he said.

¡°It says we are here, we are open, and we want 바카라사이트 world¡¯s best minds. All courtesy of a White House plan to decimate 바카라사이트 competitive firepower of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most iconic name in higher education.¡±

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