‘Total discrimination’: Chinese students facing US visa ban say their lives are in limbo

The U.S. State Department has introduced stricter visa policies targeting Chinese students, particularly those with ties to the CCP or studying in critical fields. Harvard University's ban on accepting new international students has left many students, like Jerry at UCLA, uncertain about their futures, with some considering Oxford as an alternative. The move risks significant academic losses and threatens to disrupt the pipeline of top-tier talent crucial for U.S. competitiveness, while also fueling concerns about discrimination and an increasingly hostile environment for Chinese researchers and students in the country.