600,000 visas and one big question: Can the U.S. deliver?
05 September 2025

600,000 visas and one big question: Can the U.S. deliver?

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Beijing has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to issue 600,000 Chinese student visas. But questions remain: Is the U.S. president's move a genuine shift, or just political maneuvering? Can the promises be trusted when Chinese students still face interrogations and deportations at U.S. airports?

Host TU Yun joins Jonathan Aronson, Professor of International Communication and International Relations, School of Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Warwick Powell, Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology, and Li Lun, Assistant Professor of Economics, Peking University to explore the backlash, the stakes for American universities, and what it means for the future of education exchanges.