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https://www.voanews.com/amp/us-beijing-aim-to-boost-number-of-american-students-in-china-/7569316.html https://www.voanews.com/amp/us-beijing-aim-to-boost-numbe

https://www.voanews.com/amp/us-beijing-aim-to-boost-number-of-american-students-in-china-/7569316.html https://www.voanews.com/amp/us-beijing-aim-to-boost-number-o... These days, only about 700 American students are studying at Chinese universities, down from a peak of close to 25,000 a decade ago, while there are nearly 300,000 Chinese students at U.S. schools. To add just a bit of context. I’m sure that foreign students have no restrictions placed on entry to the country, places visited nor are there any restrictions on topics studied or on publication or research. https://www.voanews.com/amp/british-documentary-alleges-china-influences-universities-spies-on-hong-kongers-in-uk/7379777.html https://www.voanews.com/amp/british-documentary-alleges-chin...

martindbp 2y ago
I wonder how much of that is due to Covid, but I remember some stat like the number of people learning Chinese since 2008 was down at least 50% even before Covid, and that includes people studying in their home country.
- mensetmanusman 2y ago
  The covid response by China's authoritarian dreamers is what did it.
  - martindbp 2y ago
    Yeah, I was there for three months right before the end of restrictions. Not very excited to go back after that.
throwaway743 2y ago
VOA being referenced unironically?
aaron695 2y ago
> only about 700 American students are studying at Chinese This is ~100% COVID https://www.statista.com/statistics/374169/china-number-of-students-from-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/374169/china-number-of-s... Australia had the same lockdowns as China, but because they had remote learning it didn't change a lot - https://www.statista.com/statistics/430276/number-of-chinese-students-in-australia-by-education-sector/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/430276/number-of-chinese... Education is Australia biggest export after selling their dirt from their massive continent (75% of the USA with 8% of the pop) - https://thekoalanews.com/education-as-an-export-for-australia-2022-23 https://thekoalanews.com/education-as-an-export-for-australi... Why China is allowing it's citizens be propagandized by living their formative years in free democracies is crazy. They should have stopped their students leaving after COVID. We should make the most of Xi mistake, or get ready for war and keep sanctioning them and their products. Just chose a direction.
- gedy 2y ago
  > Why China is allowing it's citizens be propagandized by living their formative years in free democracies is crazy. Honestly, many of the kids studying here look down their nose at the US and its people. They will have fun here, but many are in isolated bubbles with other Chinese students and don't befriend others.

martindbp 2y ago

I wonder how much of that is due to Covid, but I remember some stat like the number of people learning Chinese since 2008 was down at least 50% even before Covid, and that includes people studying in their home country.

mensetmanusman 2y ago
The covid response by China's authoritarian dreamers is what did it.
- martindbp 2y ago
  Yeah, I was there for three months right before the end of restrictions. Not very excited to go back after that.

throwaway743 2y ago

VOA being referenced unironically?

aaron695 2y ago

> only about 700 American students are studying at Chinese This is ~100% COVID https://www.statista.com/statistics/374169/china-number-of-students-from-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/374169/china-number-of-s... Australia had the same lockdowns as China, but because they had remote learning it didn't change a lot - https://www.statista.com/statistics/430276/number-of-chinese-students-in-australia-by-education-sector/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/430276/number-of-chinese... Education is Australia biggest export after selling their dirt from their massive continent (75% of the USA with 8% of the pop) - https://thekoalanews.com/education-as-an-export-for-australia-2022-23 https://thekoalanews.com/education-as-an-export-for-australi... Why China is allowing it's citizens be propagandized by living their formative years in free democracies is crazy. They should have stopped their students leaving after COVID. We should make the most of Xi mistake, or get ready for war and keep sanctioning them and their products. Just chose a direction.

gedy 2y ago
> Why China is allowing it's citizens be propagandized by living their formative years in free democracies is crazy. Honestly, many of the kids studying here look down their nose at the US and its people. They will have fun here, but many are in isolated bubbles with other Chinese students and don't befriend others.