Harvard's China Ties Under Scrutiny As US Targets Student Visas

The Trump administration has taken action to limit Harvard University's international admissions and vet Chinese nationals studying in the US for ties to the communist party. Harvard has been criticized for its research collaboration with China, educating Chinese regime officials, and spreading propaganda narratives on US soil. The State Department has ordered a freeze on all student visa interviews and tightened restrictions on visa applications for Chinese nationals. Harvard has long been known for educating the communist regime's elites, including the progeny of CCP leaders. The university has accepted vast sums in donations and gifts from China, including from individuals affiliated with the CCP. The Harvard-China relationship is packaged as academic cooperation but serves the political and technological aims of communist China. The CCP is not just infiltrating one university, but the entire US academic system. Harvard has been accused of allowing Beijing's influence over the institution to expand unchecked. The Trump administration has cited Harvard's alleged failure to combat anti-Semitism among its international students as one reason for the restriction. The US government has canceled nearly $3 billion in grant money for Harvard, citing concerns that the school was not doing enough to address anti-Semitism on its campus.