Harvard students from China, Taiwan in limbo

DW (English)

As the Trump administration cracks down on international university students in the US, DW spoke to two Harvard students from China and Taiwan about their concerns for the future.

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00:00The first thing happened to me is that the first thing happened to me is that I had a bad news.

00:09I think this was too difficult for me.

00:12My students, whether it's on WhatsApp or on Facebook,

00:17they all opened the door.

00:19They were talking about how to deal with it.

00:21The first thing happened to me was,

00:24is that we should be able to leave the news?

00:26They said,

00:27I don't know if you can see this news.

00:30At that time, it was a bit empty.

00:32I thought,

00:33if this happened, what would I do next?

00:35What do we do?

00:46In mid-May, the Trump administration issued an order

00:49to stop Harvard University from enrolling international students.

00:53In a week after the enrollment ban,

00:55U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that his department would aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students at all U.S. universities.

01:05A federal judge has paused the Harvard enrollment ban,

01:08and it is unclear what will become of the Chinese student visa purge.

01:12Still, international students in the U.S. are worried about their future.

01:16D.W. spoke with two students at America's most prestigious university about how they are dealing with the Trump administration's crackdown.

01:25Harvard University has over 6,800 of international students,

01:2827% of international students in the U.S.

01:30and 1% of international students from China.

01:33Fang Zhou Zhang is among the Chinese students at Harvard.

01:38He's planning to graduate next year.

01:40Fang Zhou Zhang is among the Chinese students at Harvard.

01:42He's planning to graduate next year.

01:43He's planning to graduate next year.

01:44He's planning to graduate next year.

01:45He's planning to graduate next year.

01:46He's planning to graduate next year.

01:47He's planning to graduate next year.

01:48So many students are very, very, very, very scared.

01:52Who from Taiwan is also affected by the ban?

01:55She's currently enrolled in Harvard Medical School's Ph.D. program.

01:59The Trump administration says Harvard refused to hand over data on international students

02:28and accused the university of failing to address accusations of anti-Semitism on campus

02:34The Homeland Security statement claimed that Harvard hosted and trained members of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps

02:55a CCP paramilitary group complicit in the Uyghur genocide

02:59It also claimed that Harvard used the Pentagon's funds to partner with Chinese universities

03:04tied to military advancements and partnered with individuals linked to China's defense industrial base

03:10You think Trump's government this time is particularly in China's defense?

03:15I think Trump or his team are talking to China is a very easy thing to understand

03:23Because if we talk to China, we can be able to change矛盾 or to attract more people's eyes

03:30So I think there are more opportunities in this country

03:34Except for this year's graduates, the band orders foreign students to transfer to other schools

03:58Those who have been offered admission but have yet to enter the U.S. also cannot apply for a student visa

04:04Harvard filed a lawsuit and a federal judge blocked Trump's order one day later

04:09The President of the National Security Court

04:12The Board of Justice nerdy Congress

04:13The President of the Republican Party

04:14The President of the Justice Department

04:15But the Board of Justice operations have still no 100% team

04:18They prepared the ultimate decision that they're prepared

04:21If all the administration is doing the next step, the President's rebellion

04:24They can lose or the governor's the government

04:25If they don't want to fly, they may need to take the decision to the police

04:28That I am willing to be sent to other schools

04:30I would hope that this is the best scenario scenario

04:32If it is the best scenario

04:33If we think it will be better

04:36And if it's not bad, that really...

04:39Because Harvard doesn't have money to hire postdocs,

04:43it's really going to go back.

04:47When a international student went back to the United States,

04:50in the country or in the United States,

04:53if the national security department is not allowed to go back,

05:00even if we have the law of the law,

05:04it may also be in the country,

05:06it may be in the country,

05:07it may be in the country,

05:08it may be in the country.

05:10Harvard is a 400-year-old history institution,

05:14a school.

05:16It's been through several different countries,

05:19several different policies,

05:21even in a war.

05:24It's been a long time to prevail.

05:27Harvard if it's been to the other schools,

05:29I think there should be no more勇气

05:32to go to the government and fight against the government.

05:36There's a term called,

05:37it's called,

05:38this is my feeling.

05:39Harvard never has been able to join me.

05:41I don't think that as a student,

05:43I should be able to do this and feel like this.

05:45Harvard gave the things really too much.

05:47You can get to the knowledge of this,

05:50you will feel you're always in the future.

05:53I think I can't believe this and then

05:55I'm going to make sure

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