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Economist Weifeng Zhong, a senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, said the number of Chinese students studying in the U.S. peaked before COVID-19 because of “China’s shrinking demographics and the slowdown of economic growth since President Xi [Jinping] came to power.”
International enrollment at U.S. colleges rebounds from pandemic slump →
“There’s no question in my mind that the Chinese government has tracked everyone who came out to protest,” said Mr. Zhong, referring to the government’s sophisticated facial recognition technology and other forms of surveillance.
