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  • Steve Cortes: U.S. Colleges Training China’s Elites at America’s Expense

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    Steve Cortes joined the RCP Podcast on Friday to discuss his new report on record numbers of foreign nationals — especially from China — displacing students at American universities.

    “We don’t even know exactly, but at least 300,000 Chinese nationals are studying at universities in the United States,” Cortes said. “First, they’re taking opportunities from American young people at these really selective schools. There are a finite number of spots.”

    “But secondly, regarding China specifically, I think it’s a national security risk,” he said. “People who have this opportunity are generally from families with extremely close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. They’re the elites in China with the ability, money, and initiative to send their children to these elite schools.”

    “Most of these selective schools are at least 25% international. Some, like Columbia, are closer to half,” he said. “What I think is appalling as a taxpayer is that we Americans fund all of these schools, including the private ones. As a matter of fact, the private ones get more taxpayer money generally than the public universities do.”

    “I think it’s outrageous that in the middle of America, in Champagne, Illinois, there are 6,000 Chinese nationals who are going to absorb some of the best training in the country, some of the best tech knowledge in America, and then go back to Beijing and make our adversary stronger and more prosperous,” he said.

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    Steve Cortes, RCP on SiriusXM

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  • Missing Chinese Exchange Student Found In Utah Mountains After Alleged ‘Cyber Kidnapping’

    Missing Chinese Exchange Student Found In Utah Mountains After Alleged ‘Cyber Kidnapping’

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    Police officers in northern Utah found a 17-year-old Chinese exchange student freezing but unharmed in a mountainous area Sunday after he was reported missing days earlier in what they described as a “cyber kidnapping.”

    Kai Zhuang was reported missing Thursday after his parents in China contacted his high school, saying they received photos of their son along with a request for ransom, the Riverdale Police Department said in a news release.

    Kai Zhuang was discovered “alive but very cold and scared” inside a tent in a mountainous area near Brigham City, according to the Riverdale Police Department.

    Riverdale Police Department

    According to police, Zhuang was found “alive but very cold and scared” inside a tent with nothing but a heat blanket and sleeping bag to keep him warm and a limited supply of food and water.

    Police said Zhuang’s host family in Riverdale, in the Ogden area, told detectives they heard him in the house on Thursday morning and were unaware he had gone missing.

    Zhuang’s family in China gave detectives a photo of what appeared to be their son being held captive and in danger, police said.

    Zhuang’s family told investigators they transferred $80,000 to bank accounts in China after receiving several threats from the alleged kidnappers.

    A joint investigation with Riverdale police, the FBI, the U.S. embassy in China and Chinese officials found that Zhuang was possibly a victim of a criminal trend known as cyber-kidnapping.

    Surveillance footage and bank records revealed that Zhuang had purchased camping equipment on Dec. 20, police said.

    His bank records and phone location indicated he visited the Brigham City Canyon area, about 25 miles north of Ogden, where police suspected Zhuang was setting up camp. Police said they feared he would freeze overnight.

    Kai Zhuang was tracked to a tent pitched in a mountainous area about 25 miles from his host family's home in Riverdale.
    Kai Zhuang was tracked to a tent pitched in a mountainous area about 25 miles from his host family’s home in Riverdale.

    Riverdale Police Department

    Zhuang was found inside a tent in a wooded area along with several phones believed to have been used to carry out the cyber-kidnapping, police said.

    “Relieved” to have been found, Zhuang asked officers for a “warm cheeseburger” and to speak to his family in China to let them know he was safe, police said.

    According to police, Zhuang’s case mirrors other cyber-kidnapping cases in the U.S. that have targeted exchange students.

    Police said extortionists will contact foreign students, tell them to isolate themselves and convince them to take photos to make it appear they are being held captive.

    “The victims comply out of fear that their families will be harmed if they don’t comply with the cyber-kidnappers,” police said.

    The criminals convince the victim to send the photos to their family in a demand for a ransom. They may also monitor their victim through a video call, such as FaceTime or Skype, and then send the photos and voice recordings to convince the family their loved one is in danger, police said.

    Marie-Helen Maras, director of the Center for Cybercrime Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told the BBC that there have been several cases of Chinese exchange students being coerced into staging their abduction to extort money from their family.

    The Chinese embassy in Washington has advised Chinese citizens living in the U.S. to be aware of virtual kidnapping and other forms of online fraud, an embassy spokesperson told The Guardian.

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  • Indian students most likely stay back for work in developed nations: Report

    Indian students most likely stay back for work in developed nations: Report

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    Indians pursuing education in developed countries are likely to stay back and join the workforce there, unlike the global average, said a report by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD is an association that consists of 38 economically-developed countries attracting massive international migrants. The report on migration matters titled ‘International Migration Outlook 2022’ was released on Monday.

    According to the report, 9.7 lakh international students in OECD countries in 2020 were from China. The student figure from China accounted for 22 percent of the total international students. Out of the remaining, 4.36 lakh students (10 per cent) hailed from India. However, there was a major difference between students from both countries in the likelihood of staying back on extended permits or holding a work permit five years after their arrival.

    The organisation said that Indian students tend to have a higher stay rate than the overall international student population. “The retention behaviour of Chinese students is more diverse, with overall larger shares leaving after their education.”

    The report added that Indians opt for master’s or doctorate degrees way more than the Chinese. Such a trend thereby explains Indians entering into the labour market with a shorter period on an education permit.

    According to UK Home Office data, around 118,000 Indian students received a UK student visa in the year ending June 2022 which was an 89 per cent increase from the previous year.

    Also read: British citizens might lose expensive holidays as India changes visa application rules last minute

    Also read: How Suella Braverman has put India-UK free trade deal on the verge of collapse

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