n October 18, 2025, Nobel laureate and physicist Yang Chen-Ning passed away at Tsinghua campus in Beijing at the age of 103. The place where his life began also became its final resting ground. Yang, who had reached the pinnacle of American academia, chose in his later years to renounce U.S. citizenship and reclaim his…
In an era marked by intensifying globalization and technological competition, the mobility of scientific talent has become a defining feature of the global innovation ecosystem. A recent analysis published in Nature highlights that since the start of the 21st century, over one-third of Nobel laureates in the sciences have had immigrant backgrounds. This finding not only illuminates the transnational networks underlying scientific excellence but also sparks broad discussion about mobility, equity, and the global distribution of innovation capacity.
In the first half of this year, while helping a friend inquire about acquiring an American university, someone suggested I contact President Chen of the International Technological University (ITU) in California, as he was reportedly considering selling the school. A quick online search revealed that this university had quite an illustrious background. It was founded by Shu-Park Chan, son of the Republican-era Cantonese warlord Chen Jitang, and is now led by Jitang’s grandson, Yau-Gene Chan.
The decline in the number of Chinese students is having a profound impact on U.S. universities and local communities. According to the Open Doors report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE), during the 2023/24 academic year, U.S. colleges and universities enrolled a total of 1,126,690 international students, an increase of approximately 6% compared to the…
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee recently added a provision to the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that seeks to reinstate the “China Initiative,” drawing concern from Asian American advocacy groups. On September 12, a coalition of 82 civil rights and Asian American organizations—including Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), the Asian American…
