US universities report more Chinese applicants despite visa crackdown

With some US universities kicking off their academic year this month and Chinese students subject to increased scrutiny from Washington amid heated geopolitical rivalry, many institutions were concerned they would receive fewer applications from China, a prized source of tuition fee revenue amid cuts to state and federal education budgets. But a report issued by the Institute of International Education – a Washington-based non-profit organisation – last month said 65 per cent of American...