Government and Policy
China expands scholarships to foreign students
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-05 01:54
BEIJING: The Chinese government is to grant scholarships to 20,000 foreign students next year, an increase of 2,000 over this year's number, Education Minister Yuan Guiren said here Friday.
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"More and more young foreigners have turned their eyes to China for study," Yuan said. "China will offer them a broader stage."
Nearly 230,000 foreign students are now studying in China. In 2009, the Chinese government has expanded the scale of its scholarship to foreign students, with a total of 18,078 recipients, 33.8 percent higher than that of 2008.
