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Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Trump has an understanding with Xi. His own administration doesn’t like it

US president’s warmer tone towards Beijing has raised hopes in China, but US tariffs, export curbs and lawmakers tell a different story.

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China education

Why more mainland Chinese families are betting on Hong Kong universities

US-China relations

Letters | University of Michigan must stand up for its Chinese scholars

US-China relations

Why tougher US visa rules for skilled foreign workers may end in ‘brain drain’

Trump administration is targeting several visa categories, including popular H-1B pathway, with bias towards fewer numbers and more revenue.

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US-China trade war

US lawmakers slam China’s ‘parasitic’ theft of military and tech secrets

US senators pointed to legal channels, including work visas and university research, as potential pathways for China-linked espionage.

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United States

US drops charges against Chinese scientists after diplomatic talks

Lawyers for the trio said the charges were dismissed by a judge in Detroit after ‘some kind of intervention’ by the Chinese consulate.

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US-China relations

Chinese student numbers at Harvard rise despite Trump visa crackdown

Enrolment from mainland China grew 4.5% in 2025 even as Washington tightened vetting and revoked thousands of student visas.

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Harvard is continuing its fight against the Trump administration with two legal challenges over funding cuts and foreign student enrolment restrictions. Photo: Getty Images
China-Japan relations

Hopes dim as China-Japan talks on Takaichi Taiwan Strait row end with no resolution

Foreign ministry’s Asian affairs chief Liu Jinsong ‘very unsatisfied’ after talks with Japan counterpart, Chinese media reports.

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US-China relations

Chinese student numbers in US fall as gap with Indian scholars widens: report

IIE survey shows four per cent decrease from previous year amid anxiety over Trump administration’s policies aimed at international students.

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United States

Opinion | Hong Kong’s international students should leave with more than an education

Trump’s ‘compact’ for higher education institutions adds to international students’ uncertainty; Hong Kong must cultivate integration to be attractive.

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International students at the University of Hong Kong on September 19. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Sexual harassment and assault

USC PhD student Weng Sizhe charged with drugging and raping multiple women

Chinese national Weng, accused of drug-facilitated sexual assaults, has pleaded not guilty to eight felony counts.

Weng Sizhe, also known as Steven Weng, was arrested in August, though statements about the case were released only on Wednesday. Photo: Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
US-China relations

China hits out at report that says it used US universities to boost military

Beijing says it has lodged ‘stern representations’ over congressional report calling for measures to counter China’s ‘malign influence’.

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US-China relations

Nasa blocks Chinese citizens with US visas from its facilities

As race to the moon heats up, space agency spokeswoman says move is to ‘ensure the security of our work’.

US-China relations

China says shorter US visa for mainland journalists risks ‘media warfare’

Chinese embassy in Washington also calls on US to end ‘unwarranted harassment and repatriation’ of Chinese students.

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US Department of Homeland Security proposes capping the stay of mainland Chinese journalists in the US at 90 days, with a 240-day limit for media from the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and other countries. Photo: Getty Images
United States

Editorial | More clarity from Trump on US student visas would be welcome

It’s time for the Trump administration to consider how its policy inconsistencies on student visas are affecting people’s lives.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the White House on August 26. Photo: AFP
United States

As Trump welcomes Chinese students, schools cut ties under Republican pressure

Moves come despite Trump statement this week that he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into US.

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US-China relations

US report on Chinese ‘spy threat’ to universities ‘may have chilling effect’

Report that identified Beijing as top espionage threat to university and tech sectors prompts warning about impact on academic exchanges.

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US-China relations

Chinese envoy warns against sowing ‘fear and hostility’ as US plans visa revamp

After release of plans to tighten visa rules, Xie Feng says people-to-people exchanges should be encouraged ‘rather than erect barriers’.

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Chinese ambassador to the US Xie Feng warned against the erosion of people-to-people links. Photo: X/@AmbXieFeng
United States

Trump admin moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media

The new fixed time period for visas would create additional hurdles for international students, exchange workers and foreign journalists.

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United States

Trump calls criticism of move to admit thousands of Chinese students ‘insulting’

President says without Chinese students US college system would ‘go to hell’.

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US-China relations

Trump says he will allow 600,000 Chinese to study in US – double current figure

US president says his administration is going to ‘get along good’ with China, and reiterates that Xi Jinping has invited him to visit China.

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In a significant shift in tone, President Donald Trump says the US will allow 600,000 Chinese students to study in the US. Photo: AP
United States

Columbia student Xie Hongzhuo from Beijing among 5 killed in NY tour bus crash

The others are Pinki Changrani, Zhang Xiaolan and Jian Mingli, from New Jersey, and Shankar Kumar Jha, of India; driver Bin Shao survived.

Victims and emergency personnel are seen at the site of a bus crash near Pembroke, New York, on Friday. Photo: by Mike Flaig/Facebook via AFP
US-China relations

Beijing accuses US of holding Chinese students in ‘small, dark rooms’

Foreign ministry hits out at ‘discriminatory and politically motivated’ treatment of Chinese nationals arriving at the border.

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United States

US sentences Chinese national to 8 years for smuggling arms to North Korea

Shenghua Wen got US$2 million from Pyongyang and believed Pyongyang wanted to attack South Korea, Justice Department says.

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United States

Trump admin probes Harvard eligibility for foreign scholar visa programme

The Ivy League school has faced mounting sanctions and scrutiny from Washington since rejecting demands from an antisemitism task force.

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People leave the Harvard University campus in April. Photo: TNS
China-Philippines relations

Beijing warns Chinese students of security and safety risks in Philippines

Ministry of Education says public security in the Philippines has been unstable and Chinese have frequently been targeted.

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China’s Ministry of Education has warned students to assess the safety risk of studying in the Philippines. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

University of Michigan under investigation over Chinese bio-smuggling cases

The US Education Department is looking into the school’s foreign funding, citing illegal bids to bring biological materials into the country.

US-China relations

Head of US House panel urges schools to reconsider ‘nefarious’ Chinese scholarship programme

Letters ask school presidents to reassess ties with Chinese Scholarship Council.

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