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China to relax its internet restrictions for 100,000 students hit by Australia’s coronavirus travel ban
Chinese students unable to travel to Australia will be able to access course material
China has agreed to relax its internet restrictions, after lobbying from the higher education sector, so international students can study online while they are banned from Australia during the coronavirus outbreak.
Currently more than 100,000 Chinese students, who already have Australian student visas and were planning on commencing their studies this month, are stranded outside of Australia as a result of the government’s 14-day travel ban from mainland China.