This is a big issue in the uk too. That said, we've been pretty clear that we not going to fund universities for the last 2 decades. You can't complain that your ex started dating someone else...
It’s not just US universities who depend on Chinese tuition money. A friend was let go by her employer, a private high school in the Midwest, when this year’s group of Chinese students declined to attend due to COVID.
Well, the people of the Midwest are “yuuge” Trump supporters, that want to decouple from China.
So, this is what you get.
Your friend should thank Trump for losing her job.
Maybe they can sell their services by teaching English to the Australians instead?