Xiaochen Su

Malta, San Pawl il-Baħar

a naturalized Chinese-American, an avid world traveler, as well as a Yale, LSE, and UTokyo graduate. Seeking new life experiences while working in education!

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Brand-Building Opportunity for Asia's Universities to Compete with America for Talent

2 weeks ago | brandinginasia.com | Xiaochen Su

Late last month, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sent a letter to Harvard revoking its authority to host student and other nonimmigrant visa holders—posing a threat not only to the university’s finances but also to America’s reputation as a destination for world-class education. Harvard may win against Trump in the ongoing lawsuit to block the revocation, but the reputational damage is already done.
Trump Dashes Chinese Dreams of Attending US Universities

1 month ago | asiasentinel.com | Xiaochen Su

By: Xiaochen SuChinese graduate students pose at ColumbiaAs a college admissions consultant helping high school students across the world increase their chances of gaining acceptance into top US universities, I have a front-row seat in witnessing the changing perception of America and its educational system under the Trump administration. It is a rapidl…
Japan's delicate surge of top-tier Chinese workers

2 months ago | asiatimes.com | Xiaochen Su

The face of Chinese migration in Japan is changing. Last month, the business magazine Toyo Keizai profiled the phenomenon of Chinese children enrolling in some of Tokyo’s top elementary schools. The article series zoomed in on Tokyo’s Bunkyo-ku, home to the University of Tokyo as well as some of the capital’s best public schools, noting that since 2019, where the number of non-Japanese children living in the neighborhood has more than doubled.
European deportation of Syrian refugees - a sign of the times

2 months ago | johnmenadue.com | Xiaochen Su

Millions of Myanmar refugees could be next if Junta fallsAlmost as soon as Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane for the one-way journey to Moscow, European governments began folding up the welcome mats for Syrian refugees. On December 8, the Russian foreign ministry announced that Assad had been given asylum in the country. A day later, Germany and Austria froze more than 50,000 asylum applications by Syrian refugees.
Inside China’s Move into Global Food and Beverage Markets

Mar 26, 2025 | brandinginasia.com | Xiaochen Su

Consider this impressive set of numbers: A USD 10 billion valuation, a 43% jump on the first day of its public listing, and the world’s largest fast food chain with 45,000 outlets. These are some of the superlatives that describe Mixue Group, a Chinese F&B brand that sells soft-serve ice cream and cold teas in plastic cups that most people outside China have never heard of, much less purchased from.
Asia Can Do African Development Aid Differently

Mar 18, 2025 | asiasentinel.com | Xiaochen Su

By: Xiaochen SuUS President Trump’s ongoing cuts to foreign assistance, headlined by a shutdown of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), open a golden opportunity for Asian nations to come into their own in providing humanitarian aid to some of the most aid-dependent parts of the world, particularly in Africa. It can p…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
How China can really pivot to the Global South

Feb 17, 2025 | asiatimes.com | Xiaochen Su

The latest actions from the Trump administration have reaffirmed the imperative for Chinese firms to reduce their dependence on the American market. Trump’s 10% additional tariffs on all Chinese imports have predictably invited Chinese countermeasures. And markets remain fearful that Trump will continue threatening the 60% tariffs on all Chinese goods he promised to impose while on the campaign trail.
The Big Myth About China’s Low Consumption

Feb 4, 2025 | thediplomat.com | Xiaochen Su

On February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump took a step toward implementing a campaign promise by signing an executive order to levy tariffs on the United States’ three largest trading partners: Canada, Mexico, and China. China was the only one of the three unable to delay or avoid implementation of those tariffs – and it may have the most to worry about. After all, Trump’s order added a 10 percent tariff on top of the existing 25 percent tariffs on many Chinese exports.
Is aversion to public noise suppressing the birth rate in Japan?

Jan 20, 2025 | metropolisjapan.com | Xiaochen Su

Asian dad working while babysittering a baby A father pushed a baby stroller into the half-empty carriage of a Tokyo subway train. As soon as he sat down, loud cries of his young son emerged from the stroller. Rushing to quiet the child, he pulled a stuffed animal from his bag and breathed a sigh of relief when the child let out a loud laugh at the sight of his fluffy friend. But the father’s relief was quickly interrupted when he heard a loud “shush” from the woman sitting opposite him.
Charging Ahead: Can Southeast Asia Create its Own EV Champions?

Jan 14, 2025 | brandinginasia.com | Xiaochen Su

The global automotive industry is going through an unprecedented reshuffle. Legacy carmakers from Europe, the US, and Japan, dominant for decades, now face an onslaught of Chinese competition, buoyed by a global race to replace internal combustion engines with electric vehicles (EVs) as a means to stave off climate change and boost energy security.