THE trump administration has moved to revoke Boston's Harvard University's ability to enrol foreign students, saying it fostered antisemitism and coordinated with the Chinese Communist Party, reports Reuters.
Among them are Chinese nationals who made up about a fifth of Harvard's foreign student intake in 2024, the university said. Harvard University's links to China have become a liability as accusations mount that its campus is plagued by Beijing-backed influence operations.
A US judge temporarily blocked the administration's order after the, university sued.
The concerns about Chinese government influence at Harvard are not new. Some US lawmakers, many of them Republicans, have expressed worries that China is manipulating Harvard to gain access to US advanced technology, to circumvent US security laws and to stifle criticism of it in the United States.
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Among them are Chinese nationals who made up about a fifth of Harvard's foreign student intake in 2024, the university said. Harvard University's links to China have become a liability as accusations mount that its campus is plagued by Beijing-backed influence operations.
A US judge temporarily blocked the administration's order after the, university sued.
The concerns about Chinese government influence at Harvard are not new. Some US lawmakers, many of them Republicans, have expressed worries that China is manipulating Harvard to gain access to US advanced technology, to circumvent US security laws and to stifle criticism of it in the United States.
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