In the 2020-21 academic year, there were 382 American university students in China, down from about 12,000 the preceding year

Will Western foreign students come back like before the global Covid-19 pandemic?

"382 Number of American university students in China in the 2020-21 academic year, down from roughly 12,000 in 2018-19. Now, with China reopening its borders, the question is whether they will come back."

Americans Encounter Hurdles to Studying in China Even as Covid Restrictions Ease - WSJ