As Trump flip-flops on US academia, China’s brightest head back home. Here’s why


This year, Beijing’s Tsinghua University is up two spots to be just outside the top 10.

Peking University and Zhejiang University have also moved up the list, climbing to 25th and 45th respectively.

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