Biden Xi meeting “important signal” as Chinese student numbers decrease

From The PIE News: “‘The meeting between Biden and Xi was definitely softening the past tensions. This is an important signal to Chinese international students and their families,’ said Andrew Chen, CEO of WholeRen Education and the current chair of NAFSA’s China interest group. ‘Chinese families pay a lot of attention to China-US relations,’ said Xiaofeng Wan, associate dean of admission and coordinator of international recruitment at Amherst College. … It follows the release of new data showing that while China was still the top source market for international students in the US, there has been a sharp drop in the number of Chinese students choosing the country during the 2021/22 academic year.”