Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Poverty/Economy/Hong Kong/UK-China/EU-China

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

United states It / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

The May 29 announcement of new restrictions on US visa issuance to Chinese nationals is not likely to have large direct impact on numbers of US grad students and scholars in the near term.However, the new rules -- designed to block Chinese scientists and scholars who work directly for military organizations -- could still accelerate what has been a steady decline in Chinese F-1 and J-1 visa seekers in recent years. In turn, declines in Chinese academic visa seekers implies a declining talent pool not only for US educational institutions but also for US tech companies who employ tens of thousands of Chinese nationals via the H-1B program.Long-term, the stricter rules are a net negative for large US tech companies

The May 29 announcement of new restrictions on US visa issuance to Chinese nationals is not likely to have large direct impact on numbers of US grad students and scholars in the near term.However, the new rules -- designed to block Chinese scientists and scholars who work directly for military organizations -- could still accelerate what has been a steady decline in Chinese F-1 and J-1 visa seekers in recent years. In turn, declines in Chinese academic visa seekers implies a declining talent pool not only for US educational institutions but also for US tech companies who employ tens of thousands of Chinese nationals via the H-1B program.Long-term, the stricter rules are a net negative for large US tech companies

Recent Visa Rule Change Could Accelerate Decline in Number of Chinese Students/Scholars in US