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The reason why mainland students flock to the U.S. Experts: People want to escape because of panic | Chinese students | Study in the U.S.

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[Epoch Times News on August 18, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Yi Ru interviewed and reported) As the school started in September, with the United States liberalizing restrictions on foreign students going to the United States, long queues appeared in the departure hall of Chinese airports, and the price of air tickets The tide has also risen, and even “sky-priced” air tickets of up to 100,000 yuan have appeared. Recently, the number of people infected with the epidemic in the United States has increased sharply again, and a large number of Chinese students are now buying air tickets at high prices and flocking to the United States. What is the real reason behind this phenomenon?

The mainland Weibo netizen “Jiaxing Xiaolingtong” recently broke the news that international students who were forced to stay in China due to the epidemic can now leave the country. Shanghai Pudong Airport is processing a long line of international students and see off personnel for boarding flights to the United States and Canada.

A large number of students went to the United States. (Weibo@嘉兴晓灵通)

The mainland media “China Business News” reported on the phenomenon of Chinese students flocking to the United States with the title of “Reappearance of 100,000 fares in long queues at the airport for studying in the United States.” The report said that recently, there was a long queue in the departure hall of Shanghai Pudong Airport for kilometers. International students waited in line from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. to get their boarding passes. Due to the temporary closure of Nanjing Airport after the outbreak of the local epidemic, passengers flying from Nanjing to foreign countries have chosen to depart from Pudong Airport. However, there are currently less than 20 direct flights between China and the United States per week, and the high demand for flights has brought fares soaring, up to 100,000 Yuan Renminbi.

The ticket price soars to 100,000 yuan (weibo)

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The customer service staff of Shanghai Pudong Airport told The Epoch Times on the 17th that there are indeed very few international flights in a week. Except for the confirmation of the day’s flight information, future flights cannot be predicted, especially international flights are dynamic.

He said, “Now there are not many international flights. There are at most one or two flights a day, sometimes not a day. Now there are many in the United States. For example, today, there are two flights to New York, which belong to Eastern Airlines. (Others) are gone. .”

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The staff of Cathay Pacific’s pricing office told The Epoch Times on the 17th that August is the peak season for international students to return to school. Currently, there are only two days left for flights from Shanghai to the United States via Hong Kong on the 25th, and the discounted prices exceed RMB 20,000. , And in normal times, the preferential price is also three to four thousand yuan.

She said, “On August 25, there is a seat for economy class, the fare is 21,360 yuan, and the preferred economy class fare on the 23rd is 26,666 yuan. The business class fare is higher, which costs more than 76,000 yuan. Renminbi, August 25 is the peak season for international students to return to school. (This is) the lowest price that can be offered now. No matter how high it is, it is more than 90,000 yuan. Usually, the discount is only three or four thousand yuan.”

(Cathay Pacific website)

Mainland Businessmen: This group of people may not come back when they go out

The phenomenon of long queues going abroad for one kilometer at Shanghai Pudong Airport has sparked heated discussions among netizens. A live video of Pudong Airport released by Twitter netizens “Sparkling” on the 16th said, “The fare of studying in the United States is 100,000 yuan, and I don’t want to stop the students from killing themselves to the desperate American emperor.”

Mainland businessman Wen Xiang (pseudonym) is applying for a visa to go abroad for his child. He told The Epoch Times on the 17th that this group of people who have gone out may not come back again. “This is very similar to the immigration wave in Hong Kong. Now China is at the gate of a closed door. Once this door is closed, it will be difficult to open again in the future. The situation in China will become more and more severe in the future, and this group of people who have left will never come back.”

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Wen Xiang said that even people who don’t know much about the current harsh environment are aware of it. “Not only is it political, it can be seen from the current economic situation. No matter how good it is, how beautiful its data is. It won’t get better. In the past few years, the economic situation was okay and it was still possible to survive in China. Now the folks have a calm mentality, which shows that they are desperate for life before they start to lie down.”

“If the economy is this prospect, people will find ways to run out of their own interests. Young people don’t know (the situation), but their parents know very well. In other words, no matter how the CCP guides public opinion, most people actually It is still very clear that the situation is now very serious and they voted with their feet.”

The CCP tightens passports

Since the beginning of this year, the CCP has tightened the passport application for travel and visits abroad, making it more and more difficult to go abroad. In the first half of 2021, a total of 335,000 ordinary passports were issued nationwide, mainly for study abroad, employment and business, and the number of issued was only 2% of the same period in 2019. On July 30, the CCP’s Immigration Administration announced that it would not leave the country for non-emergency and non-essential reasons.

“The only way to go is to study abroad.” Wen Xiang said, the reason why the CCP still opened the way of studying abroad, “It also wants to export ideology abroad, is to send a part of the little pink to the international public opinion, through the students and scholars association. Wait, use it to manipulate overseas public opinion and influence overseas Chinese.”

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Wen Xiang believes that there are several types of people that the CCP will let them out. One is to work overseas, one is to do business overseas, and the other is to study abroad. “Study abroad can steal technology.” It can also manipulate public opinion and make political influence, including working overseas to do business, and it can earn foreign exchange back, because the family and company headquarters are still in the country. It holds the interests at all times.”

“I’m afraid that no matter how tight this hole is, I won’t be able to run if I want to.”

Beijing current political commentator Hua Po told The Epoch Times on the 17th that there are multiple reasons for the rush of people to the United States.

He believes that the main reason is the severe domestic political situation in China. He started on some elites, “‘Chunjiang is cold and warm duck prophet’. The vast majority of people who go to the United States are from the elite. The domestic political climate makes them tremble. People want to flee in panic, a bit like what is happening in Afghanistan. Therefore, as soon as they recovered, they hurried to the United States. They also did not hesitate to spend 100,000 yuan on air tickets. You can’t run.”

He said that there are several other reasons, “One reason is also the impact of the epidemic. After the closure for so long, many people urgently need to go to the United States, which has caused a blowout in a short time. The second reason is that for the United States, this shows that Given the advantages of the system, the United States is still the preferred destination for countries in the world.”

A netizen on Twitter compared the recent wave of departures from Hong Kong and the recent wave of escapes in Afghanistan with the wave of going abroad at Shanghai Pudong Airport. Mr. Lu, a businessman in exile, said, “This comparison is very interesting. There are similarities in form. In essence, everyone wants to escape the terrorist regime.”

The three airports that took place on August 17 (top: Hong Kong Airport; middle: Shanghai Pudong Airport; bottom: Afghanistan’s airport). (Twitter)

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