Biden Xi meeting “important signal” as Chinese student numbers decrease
President Biden’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart suggests a softening of tensions that experts say could be an ‘important signal’ to Chinese students.
President Biden’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart suggests a softening of tensions that experts say could be an ‘important signal’ to Chinese students.
China has recently announced a new bureau to its United Front Work Department that will focus on ensuring students who have returned from overseas study align with party doctrine.
Xi Jinping, has announced that China will provide 30,000 government scholarships for African students as well as 2,000 educational opportunities with degrees and diplomas, to strengthen ties and cooperation with Africa.
President Barack Obama has announced a new initiative to increase the number of K-12 students in the US studying Mandarin over the next five years to one million, in an extension of the 100,000 Strong programme.
Chinese President Xi Jinping put his weight behind the expansion of Mandarin language teaching overseas, during visits to the US and UK this month, as leaders from both countries agreed that language is the best way to create truly bilateral relations.