While other countries may offer quality education, it is America that remains the top choice for Chinese students.
THE United States (US) remains Chinese students’ top destination for studying abroad despite a slight sag in popularity, according to a recent survey.
Out of 21,352 interviewees aged between 15 and 36 years, 26.8% of those who plan to study abroad prefer the US as the destination country, down by 1.3% from last year’s survey, according to the annual report on trends in education abroad by China student recruitment agency EIC Group. More...

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