In depth: Chinese students at US colleges face uncertain future

Some try to study online from China but face 'unprecedented challenges'

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The exterior of The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University.  © Reuters

MATTHEW WALSH, Caixin

Until a few weeks ago, Zhao Litian was envisioning a fall semester of science experiments, conversational Russian lessons and long runs through the wooded gorges of upstate New York.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and a tangle of global travel restrictions, the China-born Cornell University sophomore now expects to complete the term online from a dorm room in Beijing.

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