Universities Want More Chinese – Not American – Students
avatar By Preston Huennekens November 3, 2021 1 Comment
The Wall Street Journal reported that major American universities are complaining about the lack of Chinese students currently enrolled in the United States. The universities complain that “dominance in science and technology could be undermined by toughened U.S. visa requirements that are squeezing the flow of talent from China,” our chief geopolitical adversary.
The universities continue to protest a presidential proclamation from then-President Donald Trump. That proclamation barred the entry of Chinese researchers and students who had ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). This was a common-sense decision to prevent American technology, innovation, and industry intelligence from falling into the hands of China. Chinese students and researchers have a well-documented history of stealing American industrial secrets and intellectual technology.
There is no doubt that foreign students do contribute to important gains in research within science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. But it is also true that universities over-enroll foreign students because they pay full tuition and do not qualify for need or merit-based scholarships in most circumstances. Universities have a financial incentive to enroll as many foreign students as possible. Chinese students are no more capable of conducting STEM research than are students from other countries, including our own allies. Students from Europe, Oceania, and India enroll in American universities every year. Are Chinese students somehow better than these other foreign students?
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