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Country Briefing

The fair organizers will arrange a Country Orientation briefing on the same day of the fair to provide university and college representatives with a compr

-	the current political and economic situation in the country
-	an update on developments in the local education system
-	trends on the flow of students to the United States
-	information on sponsored scholarship programs
-	news about other host countries' efforts to attract students.

Visa & Travel Information

Visitors from the USA need to obtain a tourist visa from the PRC China Consulate in the United States before their departure. The list of PRC China Consulates in the U.S. is also available here.

Visa application upon arrival at the port of entry is unavailable. If you need an invitation letter for the purpose of applying for visa, please contact IIE

About China - General Information



China Fairs: Shenyang | Wuhan | Chengdu  
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STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION

In academic year 2006/07, there were 67,723 students from China studying in the United States (up 8.2% from the previous year). China is the second-leading place of origin for students coming to the United States, following India (83,833). The US Department of State has actively worked with EducationUSA advising centers to promote Study in the US and to dispel the myth that student visas to the US are difficult to obtain. The increase of the past year testifies that the outreach initiatives have helped to reassure Chinese students that America's doors are open to them.

Historical trends

China sent no students to the US from the 1950s until 1979. In the 1980s, numbers of Chinese students grew dramatically, and in 1988/89, China displaced Taiwan as the leading sender. China was the leading country of origin from 1988/89 until it was displaced by Japan in 1994/95. In 1998/99, China overtook Japan as the leading sender, and remained in the number one position until being overtaken by India in 2001/02, and has remained in second place since.

Chinese Students in the USA: Open Doors 2007 Country Fact Sheets

GENERAL COUNTRY INFORMATION

Introduction
With a population of 1.32 billion, comprising roughly 20% of the world's population, it is the most populous country in the world. Because of its vast population, rapidly growing economy, large research and development investments, and status as a declared nuclear weapons state, China is often considered as an emerging superpower. It has the world's fourth largest economy and second largest purchasing power parity. China is also a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Since 1978, China's Market-based economic reforms have helped to lift over 400 million Chinese out of poverty, bringing down the poverty rate from 53% of population in 1981 to 8% by 2001. However, China is now faced with a number of other economic problems, including an aging population and an increasing rural-urban income gap.

China plays a major role in international trade. The country is the world's largest consumer of steel and concrete, using, respectively, a third and over a half of the world's supply of each. It is also the world's second largest importer of petroleum. Counting all products, China is the third largest importer and the second largest exporter in the world.

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Shenyang, Liaoning Province (Northeast China)

Shenyang is the capital city of Liaoning province, and the biggest city in Northeast China. It is a sub-provincial city with a population of 7.2 million within its administrative area of 12,924 km². Shenyang is the economical, cultural, communication, trade, auto engineering and commercial hub of the Northeastern region of China; it is also a major industrial and cultural city with historical importance. Shenyang is located at the center of the Northeast Asian economic ring and Bohai economic ring, so it has important strategic status. Shenyang will host the football (soccer) games of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Northeast China is the home of a number of prestigious higher education institutions, such as Northeast University, Liaoning University, Shenyang University, Liaoning Technical University, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang Agricultural University, China Medical University, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University and Liaoning Normal University.

There is a Consulate General of the United States of America in Shenyang

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Wuhan, Hubei province (Central China)
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in central China. It lies at the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han River. Arising out of the conglomeration of three boroughs, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as the "thoroughfare of nine provinces"; it is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city. Now Wuhan is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China.

Wuhan is the scientific and educational center in Central China, with 35 higher educational institutions such as Wuhan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which cover all the fields of science and technology and employ elites and explorers in these fields. Wuhan has formed a comprehensive scientific and educational strength ranking the third in China with its main force: three national development zones and four scientific and technologic development parks as well as numerous enterprise incubators, over 350 research institutes, 1470 hi-tech enterprises, and over 400,000 experts and technicians.

There will be a new location for American Present Post to be opened in 2008.

Chengdu, Sichuan Province (Central China)
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan (old spelling: Szechwan) Province, is the most important commercial center in West China. Many important economic centers, communication and transportation areas are located here. This metropolis of 10.44 million lies 1,500 miles from China’s eastern seaboard. The city has a market reach of 200 million consumers and it is the distribution center for southwest China encompassing Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces, and the Municipality of Chongqing. Sichuan Province boasts one of the most diversified industrial bases in the country and Chengdu is a key manufacturing center for the electronics, machinery, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, metallurgy and food processing industries. The IT industry has been designated as the Number One Project for growth in Sichuan Province. Sichuan is also the national headquarters for feed grain companies. In 2003, the city of Chengdu had a GDP of RMB 187.08 billion ($22.6 billion), a 13% increase over 2002.

Chengdu is the scientific and educational center in Southwest China. There have been 38 ordinary collages and universities, 15 other higher education institutions, 50 colleges and universities engaged in adult higher education (including 22 adult education collages), 299 doctor tutoring stations and 619 master tutoring stations, 143 ordinary senior middle-schools, 381 ordinary junior middle-schools, 1,416 ordinary primary schools (including pilot schooling stations), 1,797 kindergartens, 13 special education schools, 122 secondary vocational schools, 694 varied training institutions, 21 community education agencies, 185 citizen education agencies, 117 varied science/technology research institutes, 1 juvenile hi-tech park, 18 juvenile training center, 15 culture exhibition halls, 11 museums, 17 public libraries and 398 cultural activity stations. Such educational and cultural institutions mentioned above provide compulsory education, volunteered education, vocational education, ordinary education and adult education, laying firm foundation for building up life education system and learning-orientated city. Prestigious universities include Sichuan University, Southwest Jiaotong University, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Normal University and Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.

There is a Consulate General of the United States of America in Chengdu.

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