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Unruffled by Trump, Chinese Parents Chase 'American Dream' for Kids
Chinese families prioritize US education for its diversity and prestige despite policy challenges; Chinese students are the second-largest international group at US universities.
- This year, Chinese parents continue to send children to the United States despite sharply worse Beijing-Washington relations, including Shanghai resident Huang whose 17-year-old daughter has attended a US high school for three years.
- Parents say the US offers broader opportunities and diversity, while Associate Professor Dylan Loh attributes the appeal to US universities' quality and longstanding prestige this year.
- Tutoring firms report widespread demand as Huang pays over US$400,000 annually and Chinese students rank second among international enrollments, supporting US universities' balance sheets.
- Mixed signals from US officials have added uncertainty, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to `aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students` while Mr Trump later allowed 600,000 to `come in`, prompting some parents considering Europe or Australia.
- Amid decade-long tensions, the Oct 30 meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping in South Korea could help pave the way to stabilising ties, observers note.
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Unruffled by Trump, Chinese parents chase ‘American dream’ for kids
Despite plummeting relations between Beijing and Washington, Shanghai resident Huang is determined that her daughter will complete her costly education in the United States. Even as the two sides have spent much of this year locked in a blistering trade row, US schools and universities remain hugely popular with parents who are chasing what they
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