In 2010, she enrolled at Harvard University in the US under a pseudonym, a routine measure taken by families of senior Chinese officials to maintain discretion and security abroad. She graduated in 2014 with a degree in Psychology, her presence on campus shielded from public attention and, reportedly, protected by security personnel linked to China’s military.
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