First trade, now talent: Chinese students in US to be Trump's next target

Several Chinese graduate students and academics said that in recent weeks that they found the US academic and job environment increasingly unfriendly

First trade, then technology -- now talent. The Trump administration has started taking aim at China’s best and brightest in the US, scrutinizing researchers with ties to Beijing and restricting student visas.

Several Chinese graduate students and academics told Bloomberg News in recent weeks that they found the US academic and job environment increasingly unfriendly. Emory University dismissed two Chinese-American professors on May 16, and China’s Education Ministry issued a warning Monday on the risks of studying in the US as student visa rejections soar.

“I’m nervous, worried, even saddened by the unnecessary conflict,” said Liu Yuanli, founding director of the Harvard