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Beijing’s Online Study Ban Has Not Brought Expected Chinese Student’s Visas Boom to Australia

Beijing’s Online Study Ban Has Not Brought Expected Chinese Student’s Visas Boom to Australia
A woman walks past signage for Australian universities in Melbourne, Australia, on June 10, 2020. William West/AFP via Getty Images
Alfred Bui
Alfred Bui
2/13/2023|Updated: 2/14/2023

Australia’s Home Affairs Department has confirmed there has been no significant increase in the number of visas issued to Chinese students despite the Chinese regime’s recent ban on online learning, forcing students to return to foreign universities around the world.

During a Senate hearing on Feb. 13, the Home Affairs Department confirmed that it had issued visas to over 40,000 Chinese students to allow them to return to Australian universities to study.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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