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STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION

In academic year 2007/08, there were 81,127 students from China studying in the United States (up 20% from the previous year). China is the second-leading place of origin for students coming to the United States, following India. 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 2008 Country Fact Sheets

-	China (#2)
-	Hong Kong (#15)

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.

From:

-	CIA - The World Factbook - China
-	China Today

• Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) (founded in 1924)
• South China University of Technology (华南理工大学)
• South China Normal University (华南师范大学)
• Jinan University (暨南大学) (founded in 1906)

 

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.

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

Resources:

-	US Consulate in Shenyang
-	Shenyang Government Website
-	Travel China Guide

Back to Top Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province (Eastern China) Hangzhou is a sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, and the capital of Zhejiang province. Located 180 kilometres (112 mi) southwest of Shanghai, as of 2004 the entire Hangzhou Region had a registered population of 6.5 million people. The urban agglomeration of the Hangzhou metropolitan area has a resident population of 3,931,900, of which 2,636,700 are legal residents. As one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, Hangzhou is also well-known for its beautiful natural scenery, with the West Lake as the most well-known location. National universities in Hangzhou: Zhejiang University (浙江大学) (founded in 1897) China Academy of Art (中国美术学院) (founded in 1928) Public Universities in Hangzhou: Zhejiang University of Technology Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou Dianzi University Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Zhejiang Chinese Medical University China Jiliang University Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics Hangzhou Normal University· Zhejiang University of Media and Communications Zhejiang University of Media and Communications Resources: - Hangzhou Government Website Back to Top