US universities such as Stanford are popular with Chinese students, who contributed US$14 billion to the US economy in 2017. It told students applying to US universities to brace themselves and "strengthen risk assessment." A decrease in Chinese students could be costly to the United States. "We welcome Chinese students and scholars to the United States to conduct legitimate academic activities," she said, saying that most applicants receive full five-year visas. India is the second largest source of students but the gap is significant, with fewer than 200,000 Indians studying in the United States.

Source: Bangkok Post June 03, 2019 22:52 UTC