Purdue University refuses to enroll Chinese international students, and the Chinese-American president plays a key negative role: Indian-Americans support Indian-Americans, while Chinese-Americans exclude Chinese-Americans, which is worth reflecting on!

Recently, Purdue University in the United States announced that it will no longer enroll graduate students from China, Russia, Venezuela, and Cuba starting in 2024. This policy has quickly attracted widespread attention, as it is currently the only university in the United States to publicly adopt such comprehensive restrictions. What is even more intriguing is that the decision was made by the current president of the university——Chinese scholar Mung Jiang.

Mung Jiang was born in Tianjin, grew up in Hong Kong, and later went to the United States for further studies. In 2023, he officially became the 13th president of Purdue University, making him the first Asian president in the history of the university. His appointment was initially seen by many Chinese communities as a breakthrough for 'our own person.' However, this enrollment ban has left many feeling shocked and even disappointed.

So, why did President Mung Jiang adopt such a proactive accommodating posture?

This leads to a phenomenon worth pondering: within the Asian American elite community in the U.S., there are clear differences in political strategies among different ethnic groups. Taking Indian-Americans as an example, they have formed a highly coordinated network in Silicon Valley, politics, and academia, helping each other and speaking with one voice, effectively safeguarding the interests of their own group.

In contrast, although Chinese-Americans are numerous and highly educated, they often lack a sense of collective action, and even display a tendency to overly sever ties when it comes to issues related to their mother country——as if only by completely drawing clear boundaries can they prove their 'loyalty.'

Mung Jiang's decision may reflect this mentality. He needs to demonstrate to mainstream American society, especially to the political and military sectors that control resource allocation, that even as a Chinese-American, he can execute the national security priority principle more 'firmly' than a native president.

This 'self-censoring' loyalty performance may win trust in the short term, but in the long run, it may further harm the interests of all Chinese-Americans in the U.S.