The Trump administration's push to end Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students is partly because of "coordinated activity" with the Chinese Communist Party.

Before a judge temporarily blocked Trump’s ban on Harvard enrolling foreign students, China warned that the move would “damage” America’s image.

The Trump administration’s move to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students has ricocheted across China, with officials and commentators seeing it through one lens: the growing rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

China will safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its overseas students and scholars, the foreign ministry said on Friday, responding to the Trump administration's decision to block Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.

The latest criticism from the Trump administration of Harvard University highlighted the number of international students entering the United States each year for higher education.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology said it would be opening its doors to Harvard students "amid global academic shifts."

College officials fear that President Trump may use international enrollment as leverage to demand changes on campuses elsewhere.

For students around the world, an acceptance letter to Harvard University has represented the pinnacle of achievement

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