American media: Chinese students have decreased, not only tuition fees lost in the United States

Bloomberg's article on August 15th, the original title: The reduction of Chinese students in the United States is not a good sign "Wall Street Journal" recently reported that in the first half of this year, the number of students issued by the United States for Chinese citizens decreased by more than 50%compared to the new crown pneumonia. Essence This is a bad news for American education institutions that are stretched by finance, but losses will not be limited to tuition fees.

In 1978, China announced that "tens of thousands of" students went to study overseas. From the beginning, American universities were the preferred destinations: 1,000 Chinese students enrolled in the 1979-1980 academic year. The attraction of American schools is multi -faceted. Science and engineering projects in the United States are among the best, and students have good career prospects after graduation. As China becomes richer, sending children abroad to study abroad has become a desire for the middle class. In the 2019-2020 school year, more than 370,000 Chinese students studying in the United States.

At first, many Chinese students did not return to China. However, the relevant Chinese departments did not reprimand or ask them to return to China. Instead, they gradually regarded these citizens who have been educated overseas as an asset. China encourages international students to return home and invest in entrepreneurship. They are also largely regarded as diplomatic means to promote exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States. The survey data released earlier this year shows that the Chinese who have experienced or traveling in the United States have a more positive attitude towards Sino -US interaction. These interactions bring more investment, travel and study abroad applications, and ultimately promote partnership, friendship, business and personal connection between China and the United States.

These relationships and positive impressions have been tested in the past ten years. Geopolical friction has caused many Chinese to dissatisfy the United States. Negative news about the United States, class, gun violence and urban crimes, also weaken the favor of many Chinese people in the United States. The Trump administration's unnecessary confrontation attitude towards Sino -artistic exchanges continues to cause serious damage.

The results of the survey at the end of 2021 showed that 62%of Chinese interviewees held negative views on the United States. This is affecting where Chinese students desire to learn. Recent research conducted by New Oriental Education Technology Group found that since 2017, Chinese people's interest in studying in the United States has been declining.

Regarding the value of interpersonal communication between China and the United States in the past 50 years, there is no simple way to quantify the value of diplomatic, business and scientific cooperation between the two parties. But people will strongly feel the absence of these relationships. (Author Adam Mingte, translated by Wang Huicong)

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