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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
When did Russian, Ukrainian or Romanian students represent a 4 billion dollar contribution to the economy in Canada each year? Or when did those countries have the largest number of students going on to be top-tier researchers in critical industries for the future, such as AI?
The US, with its current moves to restrict visas stands to lose 32% of the world's top AI talent. Is that a recipe for success? Canada should be jumping at the opportunity to bring those students and workers in, including those from China. The more of that talent that goes on to China, the more China benefits.
I would agree that Canada should, long ago, have spent more time looking at investment immigration and people exploiting loopholes to move large sums of money into Canada, often money gained illegally. But punitive action against the majority who come as students or doing business should not be viewed as necessary. They are people making big contributions to Canada's economy. Research also indicates that Chinese students who feel discriminated against just turn to support the CCP more, and the effect is most dramatic among those who were initially most open to accepting democratic ideals. Already inside China there is a turning away from the West as a result of Trump's trade war. It's not weakening support for the CCP. It's strengthening support.
Really, why are you insisting that visa restrictions must be the way to go, as if punishing the average Chinese student or business person and the Canadian schools and businesses that work with them is the only way the country can respond?
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The bolded sounds like an argument the rich sports franchise owners make when they want government funding for their stadiums.
And I don't think anyone is assuming any of these moves are going to hurt the popularity of the CCP.
If that ever happens - it will because the US feels threatened by them and continues to pressure other countries to move away from China to the point their economy declines. This will be harder than it was with the Soviet Union because China has smartly thrown their wealth around so hurting the Chinese economy also means hurting the US and their partner's economy.