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Emergency Pod: The Trump Administration restricts Harvard International Enrollment as State Department Reviews Chinese Student Visas

2025/6/2
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波士顿大学电气和计算机工程系教授，专注于澄清5G技术与COVID-19之间的误信息。
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Jeremiah Jenny
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Jeremiah Jenny: 我认为特朗普政府对哈佛大学和中国学生的限制，加剧了美中关系的混乱。这种策略更多的是基于对中国的报复和对哈佛的报复，而不是任何实际的策略。美国不应该变得更像中国，而应该坚持自己的价值观。 David: 我认为特朗普是所有混乱的核心，他反复无常，脱离现实。他的动机是情绪化的，而不是战略性的。特朗普对知识分子和艺术有一种自卑情结，他所做的一切都是为了复仇和报应。美国之所以伟大，是因为人们从世界各地来到美国大学，这些大学是世界上为数不多的受到尊重的机构之一。特朗普为了迎合他的基本盘，实际上正在摧毁美国真正伟大的东西。即使法院取得了一些胜利，特朗普的计划受挫，但损害已经造成，美国已经失去了很多。

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This chapter discusses the Trump administration's actions against Harvard University and Chinese students, questioning whether these actions are strategically sound or merely based on vindictiveness and personal vendettas. The erratic nature of Trump's decisions and their potential impact on US-China relations are also examined.
  • Trump administration's attacks on Harvard and Chinese students.
  • Questioning the strategy behind these actions.
  • Trump's erratic and emotional decision-making.

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In this special episode, we examine the Trump administration's ongoing attacks on higher education in America and their implications for the future of US-China academic exchanges. On May 29, the Department of Homeland Security banned Harvard from enrolling international students)—a decision that is now being challenged in the courts even as the educational plans of nearly 7,000 students and post-grads are thrown into jeopardy.

This announcement comes on the heels of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement last Wednesday) that the State Department will start "aggressively" revoking the visas of Chinese students, starting with those with connections to the ruling Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.

David and Jeremiah convene an emergency meeting of the podcast to unpack these developments and how these announcements will affect the future of US-China educational exchanges, America's global influence in higher education, and economic competitiveness.

Spoiler alert: They're both quite salty about the subject.