A Chinese university student was removed from class and penalized after declaring "Teacher, I am from the Republic of China!" during a lecture. Officials stated the incident highlights that "Republic of China" is a taboo subject in mainland China.
US President Donald Trump's recent rhetoric on China, including support for Chinese students and farmland acquisitions, contrasts with his administration's restrictive policies, sparking debate on his transactional approach versus a desire for stabilized bilateral ties.
A 63-year-old former HKUST professor, Liu Hongbin, is remanded in custody for accepting a HK$40,000 bribe to secure a mainland Chinese student's admission to a postgraduate program despite the student's ineligible academic background.
The number of Hong Kong secondary school leavers pursuing higher studies outside the city fell to a 14-year low in 2025, with only 2,671 students (6.5% of 40,948 Form Six graduates) choosing to study abroad. This represents a 13% drop from 2024 and a 56% decline from the 2020 peak. An expert attributes the trend to a surge in mainland Chinese students targeting local universities, estimating over 10% of Hong Kong secondary students are now from the mainland.
Tianrui Liang, 21, a Chinese college student, has been charged with illegally photographing U.S. military aircraft at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska. Liang was arrested April 7 at a New York airport while attempting to depart for Scotland. He admitted to photographing an RC-135 reconnaissance plane and an E-4B Nightwatch, an airborne command center, on a public road near the base in late March. The FBI states it is illegal to photograph defense installations without approval. Liang had also visited Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and expressed interest in Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.
