The Debate Around Chinese Students in Western Colleges Is Missing a Key Voice
Over a million Chinese university students now study abroad. But they are rarely listened to when debates arise about their position.
A graduation ceremony at Portsmouth University, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Credit: edella via Depositphotos
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions between China and the West, Chinese overseas students encounter suspicion from both sides. Western countries are failing them by neither listening to nor supporting them — and in doing so, they are making both a strategic and moral mistake.
Data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Chinese students occupy an unenviable position on the fault lines of global politics. With more than one million studying abroad — two-thirds in Western countries —
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