Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. will start revoking visas of some Chinese students, which threatens the education of around 270,000 foreign scholars in the nation. Chinese students make up a significant portion of the international student body in the U.S., with many feeling anxious about their future studies. The response from prospective students reflects a mix of hope for American education and fear of uncertainty regarding their visa status. The situation highlights the tensions between the U.S. and China and the complex feelings students harbor about education in America.
‘What now? Something new every day?’ said Li Kunze, who had just successfully applied for a visa to study as an undergraduate. ‘I don’t even know if they can give me this visa that I just got.’
Li, who plans to study applied mathematics, said he ‘can only brace myself,’ but that ‘in the future, if I can avoid going to the United States to study, I will.’
The scene outside the embassy in Beijing captured the complicated feelings many Chinese students have toward studying in the United States.
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