It was closed in 2024, pursuant to a Florida state law restricting institutions from having relationships with certain "countries of concern", including China.

[6] By November 2003, it was reported that an accord had been signed between China and FIU, under which the Chinese government would build "a brand-new $20 million, 80-acre campus in Tianjin",[2] with "facilities to accommodate about 1,000 students in the new hospitality program",[3] for which business professors from China would travel to Miami to study for master's degrees in FIU's hospitality management program, in order to become the faculty of the new school, alongside some Florida faculty members.

Within the same month, the Ground Breaking Ceremony was marked by representatives from both Universities shoveling sand on the Foundation Stone.

[9] The COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China forced the closure of the campus by March of 2020, with all FIU students from other countries returning to their homes to receive classes remotely.

[7] FIU also requires Chinese professors to work for a time in the Miami hospitality industry during their studies.

[1] The school is open to FIU (Miami) students desiring to expand their educational experience to China.