US EditionChinese student struck a chord emphasizing humanity during Harvard commencement speech
- Yurong Jiang, a 25-year-old Chinese graduate, delivered an emotional speech at Harvard University's commencement in late May 2025.
- Her address touched on recent actions by the Trump administration that involved terminating roughly $100 million worth of contracts and limiting the enrollment of international students at Harvard.
- Jiang emphasized the shared humanity of all people and urged against demonizing others despite political tensions affecting the university community.
- She said, "humanity rises and falls as one," noted that about 30% of Harvard students are international, and highlighted the real anxiety caused by these actions.
- Jiang emphasized that Harvard's mission would be difficult to fulfill without international students and highlighted the importance of increasing scholarly collaboration between the United States and China.
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