China says Trump’s campaign against Harvard “will only harm us”

The Chinese government said on Friday that The Trump administration has moved to ban international students from Harvard University America’s international status will harm, and a university in Hong Kong looked to take advantage of uncertainty by promising to take it. Chinese students make up a large part of Harvard’s international students. The university registered 6,703 international students in all its schools in 2024, according to school data, or about a quarter of the student body, with 1203 from China.

The Trump administration’s move, which it announced on Thursday, was a hot topic on Chinese social media. State announcer CCTV asked whether the United States would remain a great destination for foreign students, noting that Harvard was Indeed, a lawsuit against the US government in court.

“But with the long litigation period, thousands of international students may face a waiting problem.” He went on to say that it is necessary for international students to consider other options “when the uncertainty in politics becomes the rule.”

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a press conference in Beijing that educational cooperation with the United States is mutually beneficial, and China opposes its politicization.

“The relevant measures on the part of the American side will only harm its image and international credibility,” she said.

She added that China will firmly protect the rights and interests of Chinese students and scientists abroad, but it has not provided any details about how to do this in this situation.

US Secretary of Homeland Security, Christie, Harvard, accused this week “enhancing violence, anti -Semitism, and coordination with the Chinese Communist Party on the campus.”

She said that the administration against the famous university “will be a warning” for other colleges.

Last month, CBS Boston mentioned that Nayyim student Detailed records on the alleged “illegal and violent activities” for foreign students visa holders at Harvard University.

“It is a privilege, not really, for universities to register foreign students and benefit from their high academic payments to help set their endowments of billions of dollars.” “Harvard had a lot of opportunities to do the right thing. He refused.”

White House spokesman, Abyel Jackson, said Harvard University has become “a hotbed of anti -American incitement, anti -Semitic, supporters of education.”

“They have repeatedly failed to take measures to address widespread problems that negatively affect American students and now they must face the consequences of their actions,” Jackson said in the statement.

Harvard University has described the illegal management step.

A university spokesman said in a statement on Thursday. “This revenge procedure threatens the Harvard community and our country, and undermines Harvard’s academic and research mission.”

CBS Boston mentioned that The panic was put quickly in For some new foreign students at Harvard University, who left scrambling to find other university options and develop new plans before the fall period. Indeed, at least one Chinese university is looking to help meet their needs.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has already extended an open invitation to international students at Harvard University and those who have been accepted. The Foundation has published a news statement that it will provide unconditional offers, simplified admission procedures and academic support to facilitate the smooth transition.

Some people in China joked on the Internet about opening the university a branch in the northeastern city of Harbin, whose name is the same character as Harvard in Chinese.

The issue of Chinese students who study abroad has always been a tension point in the relationship with the United States. During the first period of Mr. Trump, the Chinese Ministry of Education warned students against high rejection rates and shorter conditions for visas in the United States

Last year, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested the interrogation of a number of Chinese students and sent them home upon arrival at American airports.

Chinese government media has always played armed violence in the United States and filmed America as a dangerous place. Some Chinese students choose to study in the United Kingdom or other countries instead of the United States