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On the US side, we're still enforcing EO 10043 [0] which prevents Chinese nationals who studied at any Chinese university part of the Chinese Civil-Military Fusion strategy from getting F- and J- visas, and requires enhanced background checks on other visa categories.

Turns out, just about every Chinese STEM program will get a military grant, the same way just about every American STEM program will get a DoD grant.

On the Chinese side, they put a cap of $50,000 on money or assets you can bring outside of China each year [1]. Tuition is included in that cap. That means most American universities are out of reach for Chinese students, and immigrating from China to the US with your entire family is a pain (you need some money to land on your feet).

Also, during 2019-2022 there was this small policy called Zero COVID that severely restricted ingress and egress.

Also, US Consulates and Embassies paused visa processing for almost 2 years during the pandemic.

[0] - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/04/2020-12...

[1] - https://www.safe.gov.cn/en/2017/1230/1391.html