If it weren't for the 600,000 Chinese students, 15% of American schools would have to close down.
This is not what I said. It was stated by the U.S. Commerce Secretary on a Fox News program. The Fox News host was curious and asked: "Are you really putting American interests first by allowing Chinese students to come in?"
Previously, the mainstream tone in the United States was that there were too many Chinese students, taking up the spots of American students at top universities. Therefore, it should be restricted for Chinese students to study in the U.S. However, the stance has now changed to allowing and even encouraging Chinese students to study in the U.S.
Why? Now the explanation has been given: "If we don't allow 600,000 Chinese students to enter, the number of students in elite U.S. schools will drop to zero. Students who previously attended second-tier schools could then go to elite schools, but then the second-tier schools would have no students, and about 15% of these second-tier schools might go bankrupt."
What is approximately 15%? Preliminary calculations show that it's around 400 to 500 universities. In fact, it's not just the U.S. Many universities in the UK, Australia, and other countries have many international student programs aimed at generating revenue, rather than focusing on cultivating talent. They only need the high tuition fees from international students.
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