Competition, a struggling job market and immigration fears are fuelling criticism in China of the country’s new K visa programme, a scheme designed to attract foreign STEM talent. Unveiled in August and set to launch on Wednesday, the programme attracted an unexpected public backlash this week, with many voicing concerns about its potential impact on…
Republicans in the US House of Representatives are escalating their targeting of US-China joint institutes and degree programmes, identifying dozens of such partnerships as “high-risk” for the first time in a report released on Friday. In a 39-page report, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Committee on Education and…
Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping during the SCO summit, in this photo supplied by Russian state media. (Bloomberg) — President Xi Jinping used a mix of bonhomie and economic allure this week to send Donald Trump a clear message: Beijing has too much global clout to be dictated by the US. Cameras captured…