Chinese studying in US given assurance

Any changes to immigration policies that might be proposed by US president-elect Donald Trump won't affect the growing number of Chinese students studying in the United States, a US consulate official said on Tuesday.

"We are glad to see more Chinese students choosing to study in the US for undergraduate, graduate and optional practical training," which contributed $11.43 billion to the US economy in 2015, said Brian Gibel, chief of the public affairs section at the US consulate general in Shanghai.

Although Trump said he would seek changes to immigration policy, any changes would not affect Chinese students unless they decided to live in the US after their studies are completed, Gibel said.