Chinese aspire to better life in the US

The English-language China Daily, owned by the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda department, on July 7 reported that more than 500 Chinese students who had received offers to pursue postgraduate studies in subjects related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) had been refused study visas for the US. Beijing had made "solemn representations" to Washington regarding the matter, it said. The majority of the students were aspiring majors in electrical engineering, computing, mechanics, chemistry, materials science, biomedical science and other STEM subjects. The schools they were intending to study at included elite institutions such as Harvard University, Yale University and…