Following the Trump administration’s recent action to curb Harvard University’s international admissions and vet Chinese nationals studying in the United States for ties to the communist party, the Ivy League school’s extensive involvement with Beijing has come to the fore.
The oldest and wealthiest U.S. university is under increasing scrutiny for its controversial research collaboration with China, its role in educating Chinese regime officials, and providing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with a platform to spread its propaganda narratives and marginalize dissenting voices on U.S. soil.
On May 27, the State Department ordered a freeze on all student visa interviews. The next day, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the department was tightening restrictions on visa applications by Chinese nationals and would “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.”…