The Anti-China Academic Panic is Hurting America

Chinese social media has been abuzz with the disturbing story of a Chinese woman, referred to by the pseudonym “Meng Fei,” who was pursuing a Ph.D. in America. When traveling back to the U.S. to complete her studies, Meng was detained in a “little dark room” at Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. for over eight hours, then left in solitary confinement for another 12 hours. She was unable to speak to family or friends during this time. She was then sent back to Beijing — forced to pay for her $3,700 ticket on the spot — and has since been banned from entering the United States for five years.