Reference News Network July 22 report: According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun on July 21, the U.S. Trump administration's policies on student visas have triggered a series of turbulence. In this context, China is vigorously attracting overseas students to return. The Chinese government provides support for students returning to study or start businesses in China, aiming to enhance competitiveness in the field of science and technology.
The report said that an official from a well-known Chinese university stated that many Chinese students who applied for graduate studies at the university this spring graduated from top U.S. universities ranked among the world's top ten. In recent years, many prestigious Chinese universities, such as Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, have continuously launched master's and doctoral enrollment programs to recruit Chinese students with undergraduate degrees from top universities in Europe and the United States to pursue master's or doctoral degrees.
An official analyzed that after Donald Trump became president of the United States, he took a tough stance against China and planned to cut budgets at U.S. universities, which may have prompted some Chinese students to give up further studies in the U.S. and instead apply to domestic Chinese universities. In recent months, the Trump administration has introduced a series of tough measures targeting international students.
The report said that approximately 277,000 Chinese students were enrolled in U.S. universities in the 2023 academic year, accounting for a quarter of the total number of international students in the U.S. However, the number of Chinese students studying in the U.S. has significantly declined compared to its peak.
At the same time, the number of returning students is on the rise. If the Trump administration continues to strengthen controls, the "returning home trend" among Chinese students may intensify in the future.
Mainstream views hold that a large number of outstanding Chinese students returning will help improve China's scientific and technological strength, which is good news for China.
The report said that according to the 2025 research strength ranking published by Springer Nature Group (which owns journals such as Nature), China ranks first among countries.
In recent years, competition between the U.S. and China in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly intense. Hangzhou Deep Search Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd., an AI startup founded by graduates from Chinese universities, has successfully developed a low-cost, high-performance AI model. (Translated by Ma Xiaoyun)
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