US, Beijing aim to boost number of American students in China

David Moser, an American and associate professor at Capital Normal University in Beijing, poses for a photo at the university, March 22, 2024, in Beijing. FILE = People walk near the gate of Tsinghua University in Beijing, July 27, 2016.

Stephen Garrett, a 27-year-old graduate student, always thought he would study in China, but the country's restrictive COVID-19 policies made it nearly impossible and now he sees interest among fellow scholars wane even after China reopened.