{
  "id": 4649003,
  "title": "US visa delays leave Chinese students stranded with ‘frozen’ plans and ‘constant anxiety’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-visa-delays-leave-chinese-students-stranded-with-frozen-plans-and-4649003",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:07:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365877/us-visa-delays-leave-chinese-students-stranded-frozen-plans-and-constant-anxiety"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Late August marks the annual influx of international students to US campuses, but for many Chinese students, visa processing delays and diplomatic tensions have turned scheduled departures into open-ended delays. They say stringent visa scrutiny and expanding background checks have left them in limbo, delaying their timely arrival in the US and forcing them to defer enrolment. Under a provision…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US visa delays leave Chinese students stranded with ‘frozen’ plans and ‘constant anxiety’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-visa-delays-leave-chinese-students-stranded-with-frozen-plans-and",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:07:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}