Taiwan students heading to Harvard 'anxious' after US enrolment block


  • World
  • Sunday, 25 May 2025

Yu-Hsuan Lin, 27, poses for a photo with a Harvard hat and hoodie in Taipei, Taiwan May 24, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

TAIPEI (Reuters) -With an admission letter in hand, Taiwanese student Yu-hsuan Lin was ready to attend her dream school, Harvard University, this September.

But the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to revoke Harvard University's ability to enrol foreign students made her feel anxious and helpless, Lin told Reuters at her Taipei apartment.

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