An overseas Chinese student has been captured on video tearing down posters supporting democracy and freedom in Hong Kong and China at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia—an incident highlighting the ongoing influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) indoctrination has had on the Chinese people. The video was posted on the Twitter account…
Chinese Student Caught Tearing Down Pro-Hong Kong Democracy Posters From Australian University
Universities Still Zooming in on Chinese Student Market
Commentary Recent reports suggest Australian universities are cash-strapped because government-mandated border closures due to the pandemic have contributed to a drop in foreign student numbers. Statistics confirm a marked reduction of students, especially those from China. Although this reduction may be due to the impact of Australia’s COVID-19 restrictions—notably the cancellation of international flights—some Chinese students may…
UK Government Should Tackle Chinese Influence, Over Dependency on Chinese Students in Universities: Lawmakers
The UK needs to improve its oversight mechanisms for foreign interference in institutions including higher education, a group of Conservative members of Parliament (MPs) said on Monday. The Tory backbenchers suggested the government should audit Chinese influences in British universities, advise academic institutions on China collaborations, and help create diversified income for colleges to reduce dependence on…
US Continues Visa Restrictions for Students From China’s Military-Affiliated Universities
Reports of Chinese citizens from Chinese military-affiliated universities being denied visas to the United States indicate that the Biden administration is continuing a Trump-era policy regarding national security. In September, both Chinese and U.S. media reported that a 23-year-old finance student at Washington University in St. Louis named Wang Ziwei said the United States revoked…
The Chinese Regime Versus the US, and the Battle for Scientific Dominance
Commentary According to Joe Augustyn, a decorated veteran of the CIA, when graduate students from China come to the United States, officials in Beijing brief them before they depart, and brief them “when they come back.” This makes the U.S. Embassy and Consulates recent decision to reject the visa applications of 500 STEM students, all of whom were graduate students, a wise one. After all,…
More Than 500 Chinese STEM Students Denied Visa to the US
More than 500 Chinese STEM students’ visa applications to study at major American universities were recently rejected by the U.S. government over security concerns, Chinese media reported. The news sparked debate on Chinese social media and netizens claim that most of the student visa applicants are from Chinese universities that have ties to the Chinese…
Chinese Police Beat Students to the Point of Bleeding at Protest on Chinese University Campus
Chinese students clashed with police and security guards on campus grounds at a Chinese university on June 7-8, with some students bleeding after being attacked by authorities. Undergraduate students at Nanjing Normal University in eastern Jiangsu province were protesting on campus over concerns that their academic degrees would be devalued after they learned of a…
Beijing’s New Anti-Spy Regulations Includes ‘Pre-Departure Training’ for Students and Scholars
Beijing’s top intelligence agency has rolled out a new anti-espionage regulation, subjecting institutions and companies to tighter surveillance, including on students and scholars going abroad from China. This announcement was made on the same day that the United States announced that in the national interest it will allow entry for students and scholars from certain…
Expected Smuggling Conviction of Military Tech Exporter Indicates Need for Disentangling From China
Commentary Chinese national Qin Shuren was placed under arrest in 2018 at his home in a Boston suburb. He will likely plead guilty to felony charges in federal court on April 28 for allegedly procuring over $100,000 worth of U.S. marine technology for export to a Chinese military research institute. Mr. Qin is expected to…
US Allows Travel Exceptions for Students From Brazil, China, Iran, South Africa
Students, certain academics, and journalists from China, Iran, Brazil, and South Africa will be able to qualify for a National Interest Exception (NIE) and be allowed to enter the United States, the Biden administration determined on Monday. The NIE is a designation granted for people who can demonstrate that their entry into the United States is…
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