Yingyi Ma
@yingyi_ma
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Professor @SyracuseU #PIPFellow @NCUSCR, author of Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education (2020)
Syracuse, NY
Joined November 2017
The new revoking of Harvard international student and scholar visa is completely self sabotaging. Here is how and why the US innovation and standing in the world needs international students
brookings.edu
What’s at risk is not just enrollment numbers or university budgets—it’s the future of U.S. innovation and standing in the world.
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Governor probably really doesn’t realize that even for non-STEM field like public policy, a big chunk of PhD students in U.S. universities are actually international students. Why? Because most Americans do not want to study PH.D.—arduous journeys often leading to research jobs!
🚨 BREAKING: In a bombshell moment, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ABOLISHES H-1B VISAS from being used at state universities "We can do it with Florida RESIDENTS or AMERICANS! If we can't? Then man, we need to REALLY look deeply at what's going on with this situation!" DeSantis
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Sharing my interview with prof @YashengHuang of @MIT where we unpack the forces shaping China’s R&D ecosystem. Much of the discussion draws on insights from his book The Rise and Fall of the EAST in which Prof. Huang moves beyond the usual binaries of China being either a copycat
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Three Chinese, one Indian and one Russian, all immigrant children won the world champion title for America. It’s hard to imagine 10 or 20 years down the road given the current immigration policy, we can even form such a team.
Today @POTUS & @WHOSTP47 were proud to welcome the 2025 World Champion USA Physics Team to the @WhiteHouse! These incredible geniuses DOMINATED at the International Physics Olympiad in July, bringing home a record FIVE gold medals — the greatest performance in team history. 🇺🇸💪
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Cannot agree more! A significant portion of U.S. STEM faculty are international graduates relying on the H-1B visa. Labeling the H-1B strictly as a “nonimmigrant” visa can be misleading, because in practice, they pursue permanent residency via H-1b.
This new FAQ from the White House makes it clear the $100k fee does apply to cap-exempt organizations. That includes national labs and other government R&D, nonprofit research orgs, and research universities. Big threat to US scientific leadership. https://t.co/5eE5yoGYW3
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Regardless of whether the policy is scaled back or ultimately not implemented, the damage has already been done. The United States’ key comparative advantage lies in its ability to attract foreign talent—and that has now been irreparably undermined.
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Look forward to seeing audience in DC. My first visit to JF bookstore! Excited..,
Come see these legends discuss US-China relations at @Jifengbooks in DC next Tuesday Chuffed to be doing the @PennUSChina fellowship with rockstars like @kyleichan @EBKania @yingyi_ma @CarlMinzner Tech, Taiwan, Education, Demography - all the big issues on the table!
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Many thanks to @Jifengbooks for hosting this event in Washington, DC next week featuring 4 of our current Project Fellows (@yingyi_ma @kyleichan @CarlMinzner & @EBKania) previewing the U.S.-China policy recommendations they are developing through our Project. Full details below:
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Happening today…
I visited Beijing last month as part of the third cohort of @PennUSChina fellows. On Wednesday, 7/30, six amazing fellows in the group (including @busbyj2, @yingyi_ma, @mattmingey, and @jwdwerner) will share their takeaways with @NeysunM. Register at https://t.co/L8HlQIWTBM!
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China's education system often suppresses individuality and creativity, while America's is highly decentralized, emphasizing critical thinking. @yingyi_ma & Ying Lin examine the strengths and weaknesses of these two education systems in the age of AI:
brookings.edu
In the age of AI, the U.S. education system may find its comparative edge in the global competition by cultivating creative patterns.
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If Hefei, one of the poorest cities in China, can bootstrap itself to become the Detroit of the 21st century, why can't the actual Detroit - and greater Midwest - transform from rust belt to the "Battery Belt"? Let's make clustering great again - @wstv_lizzi and I make the case
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Can studying in the US survive geopolitics? Non-resident fellow @yingyi_ma explores the decline in Chinese student enrollment in the US and its cost to US innovation. She argues that policymakers must "recognize the long-term damage of short-term fear." https://t.co/pkBLqDCDbc
brookings.edu
What’s at risk is not just enrollment numbers or university budgets—it’s the future of U.S. innovation and standing in the world.
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The Trump administration’s relentless attacks on higher education will have consequences that extend beyond universities and be felt across our economy and society. I co-signed a piece in @thenewrepublic that underscores the critical role of higher ed. https://t.co/FySmx794O9
newrepublic.com
America’s colleges and universities enrich everyone in ways that aren’t often acknowledged. It’s high time to remind Americans of them.
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Foreign students make up the majority of enrollments in Ph.D. programs in critical fields like computer science and engineering. Could Trump administration’s cuts to research funding cause an international talent brain drain from the U.S.?
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Fantastic reporting on how 🇨🇳 gov is getting more hands-on w/ DeepSeek by @JuroOsawa & @QianerLiu -employees told not to travel, handing in passports -investors must be screened by provincial government -gov telling headhunters not to approach employees https://t.co/RVpkLQS1kh
theinformation.com
DeepSeek’s sudden rise to global stardom has earned the startup a status akin to national treasure in China. One result is restrictions on how the company operates. In recent weeks, company executi...
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The Stop CCP VISAs Act trying to ban Chinese students from coming to study in the United States is entirely misguided. Most Chinese students study in the United States are self funded, not associated with the state, and the tuition is critical for US higher education revenue.
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China’s best and brightest might be shying away, says Prof. @yingyi_ma. Soaring anti-China rhetoric probably plays a part, but so do expanding opportunities for Chinese graduate students at home, and the growing challenges to obtain work visas. @CPRMaxwell
nature.com
Nature - This year's pivotal election will shape the future of US science. Rising international competition and domestic concerns are also at play.
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Krugman in NYT: "China is an autocracy that doesn’t share democratic values. Allowing it to dominate strategically crucial industries is an unacceptable risk." So, if China was less autocratic, The US would be ok with China's industrial dominance? I don't buy that for a second.
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