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BEIJING, Oct.18 (Xinhuanet) -- The UK has now become a top destination for Chinese students wishing to study overseas. The number of Chinese students in the country had hit 150 thousand by the end of 2014. China's Minister of Education Yuan Guiren said in an interview that education exchange has now entered a rapid period of development.
"In the first place, the number of students from both countries has expanded. In 2014, 65 thousand Chinese students went to the UK, and currently, the number is 150 thousand, the highest among European countries. Meanwhile, six thousand British students came to China. The increase was an obvious one," said Yuan Guiren, China's education minister.
Both Chinese and British governments have initiated a series of measures to promote education exchange. On China's side, the government has increased the number of full scholarships year by year. It announced in 2014 that ten thousand government-funded students will study in the UK in the following five years. China also financed more than two hundred British students to study in China. The British government says it will send 80 thousand of its students to study or intern in China.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
