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South China Morning Post
17-04-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Rattled by visa risks, Chinese students rethink US study plans
Advertisement In the past few months, media reports have emerged of hundreds of international students from dozens of American universities having their visas revoked for no apparent reason. They may face deportation under Trump's aggressive push on illegal immigrants. In a few cases, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted raids at campuses across the country, arresting international students. 01:39 Trump says China's talks with Vietnam are probably intended to 'screw' US Trump says China's talks with Vietnam are probably intended to 'screw' US The atmosphere amid the tit-for-tat tariff war between Washington and Beijing has further declined as China's countermeasures extend beyond trade. Chinese authorities last week issued warnings to people planning to travel or study in America 'due to the deterioration of Sino-US economic and trade relations, and the domestic security situation in the US'. Since Trump started his second term, there has been apparent panic among Chinese parents who had planned to send their children abroad for education, with some changing their attitudes towards studying in the US, according to Shanghai-based study-abroad agent Yulin, who asked that only her given name be used. Advertisement She said the parents of applicants for overseas study had 'clearly' stated that their children's 'preparations should switch from Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum to International Baccalaureate (IB) or A-level'. The AP curriculum and exams are usually used for applying to universities in the United States, while the IB and A-level are used for Europe, including Britain.
Associated Press
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Foreigners celebrate Chinese New Year in Yulin City: learning Northern Shaanxi Folk Song and Yangko
YULIN, China, March 24, 2025 /CNW/ -- A news report from Yulin Media Center: On the 14th day of the first lunar month, a group of international visitors arrived at the Northern Shaanxi Folk Song Museum. Wang Zhixing, a professional folk singer, started the cultural tour with his impromptu singing. Northern Shaanxi folk songs, with high-pitched tunes and lingering rhymes, have been sung for generations on this land. From work chants to love duets, from weddings and funerals to festivals and rituals, Northern Shaanxi folk songs are a true reflection of the people's emotions. In 2006, they were included in the first batch of China's National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. After listening to the song, a foreigner said: 'this song shows the beauty of China, I do not understand but can feel everything.' At the Yulin Folk Art Research Institute, a group of artists are making final preparations for the 2025 National Yangko Performance Exhibition. Originated from the Ming and Qing dynasties, Shaanbei Yangko is an entertainment combined dance, opera performances and folk rituals for farmers in their leisure time, which shows the optimism of Loess Plateau people. In 2008, Northern Shaanxi Yangko was included in China's National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. There are not only Yangko teams from all over China, but folk art troupes from Bulgaria, Thailand, South Korea and Russia in Yulin Lantern Festival in 2025. This fusion of Eastern and Western cultures gave new life to the ancient Shaanxi Yangko. Foreigners commented: 'I like their performance and dancing, because it was amazing. The collective celebration of the Chinese New Year breaks the Western model of family-style festivals.' By participating in Yangko parade, foreigners not only appreciated the charm of intangible cultural heritage, but also understood the deeper significance of cultural inheritance. 'The cultural self-confidence reflected in the eyes of performers lets us see 5,000 years of civilisation. I respect and love this culture'. From the soundscape of the Folk Song Museum to the immersive experience of street Yangko, Yulin has built cross-cultural bridges with intangible cultural heritage arts for friends at home and abroad. These leaping notes and dance steps are vivid Chinese New Year gift, as well as the code for the world to understand the culture on this land, injecting new era vitality into Northern Shaanxi intangible cultural heritage.
