HONG KONG — Word came from home via hurried emails and instant messages to campuses across the country: Leave China now. China had just been stricken by a new coronavirus that so far has killed more than 1,000 people and ground much of the country to a virtual halt. The Ph.D. student was one of nearly half a million foreigners studying at universities in China who was forced to choose whether to stay or leave. For decades, students like him have bridged language, politics and culture to help close the distance between China and the rest of the world. Now Mr. Lensing is one of likely thousands of others who are wondering when or whether they will have an opportunity to study in China again.

Source: International New York Times February 12, 2020 09:56 UTC