The Trump administration’s plan to revoke Chinese student visas has sent shock waves through China, triggering widespread confusion, anxiety and fear among current and prospective students and their families,

Caught in the middle of Washington's renewed visa crackdown on Chinese international students, Beijing postgraduate Lainey is anxiously waiting to resume the visa process to study a PhD at her dream school,

The move could have a major impact on the international student population in the U.S. – a quarter of which was made up of students from China last year.