Harvard called the government’s action “unlawful” and said it was “fully committed” to educating foreign students, of which Chinese nationals form the largest group at the elite Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

China has criticised the Trump administration for banning Harvard University from enrolling new international students. Meanwhile, Chinese students, who make up the largest part of Harvard's international population,

Shirley Wu, a study-abroad consultant, said she had noticed an obvious decline in applications for US universities from Chinese students due to the uncertain China-US relations and increased scrutiny of Chinese students by the US government, especially after Trump's tariff war.

Chinese students at Harvard were cancelling flights home on Friday and seeking legal advice on staying in the United States after President Donald Trump's administration blocked the famed university from enrolling foreign students.

As Trump moves to ban foreign students from enrolling at Harvard, at least one university in China says applicants are welcome to come there instead.

President Donald Trump’s effective trade embargo on China has not dented ... declared on the short video app Xiaohongshu. Another firm, HC Transit, listed examples of its tariff-skirting methods on a large banner on its website, saying it has shipped ...