Stress because of the epidemic and the two countries, Chinese students who stay in the

(New York News) Due to the dual influence of Sino -US tension and epidemic sealing, the number of Chinese students going to the United States in the United States in the first half of this year decreased by half compared with the same period in 2019, and the income of universities across the United States was severely hit.

According to data released by the State Department of the United States, in the six months of 2022, the United States issued 31055 F-1 student visas to Chinese citizens, a decrease of more than 50%compared with 64,261 copies in the same period in 2019.

Public data shows that China has always been the largest source of international students in the United States, accounting for about 35%of the number of students studying abroad.

Chinese students have contributed the economic value of about 15.9 billion US dollars (about S $ 21.8 billion) in the 2019 to 2020 school year.

The Wall Street Journal of the United States reported on Friday (August 12) that these international students provided key tuition income for American universities, which can be used to offset. The decline in domestic tuition income and the reduction of funding funds for public universities.

If other international students cannot be found, as the federal epidemic relief is exhausted, it may seriously crack down on US college finances.

It is reported that because of worrying about whether they will be welcomed in the United States, opportunities in China and Europe and Asia have increased. Before the epidemic, Chinese students have begun to turn their study destinations to other places, and the epidemic has caused the steering speed to accelerate.

Some Chinese students said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that reports about the number of crown diseases, the violence of firearms, anti -Asian racism, and the healed by US -China relations are all daunting.

At the same time, they have to deal with strict epidemic prevention travel restrictions, such as the suspension of visa services in the U.S. Consulate in China, etc., making it difficult to go through the procedures for going abroad.