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| The covid-19 pandemic could cause a massive drop in the number of Chinese students travelling abroad. That would be disastrous for many Western universities—but for the Chinese government, it is a geopolitical opportunity. Read more here: https://econ.st/3557Pxz Further reading: Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19: https://econ.st/2CQRUr2 Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter to keep up to date with our latest covid-19 coverage: https://econ.st/3l79OHi Read about China’s college-entrance exam scandal: https://econ.st/3hNdUT3 Only five blind people sat China’s university entrance exam this year: https://econ.st/3gGvsPm Why Australian universities were accused of trading free speech for cash: https://econ.st/3gDAUlQ How China is killing academic freedom in Hong Kong: https://econ.st/3gyUQ9E Read our article about why China bullies: https://econ.st/2EFZkOt Covid-19 has focused attention on mental health in China: https://econ.st/31yQZVR How pupils can make up for lost time as schools reopen: https://econ.st/2QsgGRx |
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Arben
2020-09-07 at 01:24 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Don't make the Chinese look crazy by not being comfortable seeking western education and not spoiling these western schools with Chinese money. The Chinese government SHOULD warn it's citizens about the hate crimes against Asians. Especially when you have the US president threatening international students. Also, no Chinese person is going to the west to study "history"… so stop the anti-china propaganda about censorship. A whole 11-minute video and no mention of discrimination and xenophobia Asian students face in western universities.
A loving Foe
2020-09-07 at 01:40 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Mao has his wrong. But without him, there will never be an independent China. Leaders like Deng Xiao Ping and Mao think ahead of the time and plan for centuries for China. In contrast, US and other leaders in the West never produced such a capable leaders. Not George Washington. Not Lincoln Abraham. Not Roosevelt. They are less or more driven by pursuit of personal gains.The more you learn about their lives and the process of their decision makings, the more empowered you will feel.
monsieur fortuna
2020-09-07 at 03:17 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Most of them (if not all) are Chinese spies and children of corrupt CCP officials, average salary in China is close to 300$…
Dyland D
2020-09-07 at 03:33 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Does not matter what that kid says his parents are at gunpoint
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Rishav Sharma
2020-09-07 at 03:35 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
If Aus can suggest that covid was manufactured by china despite zero scientific backing, ofcourse china can say that Aus is a dangerously racist place. This is just a western piece of journalism maintaining subtle racism.
AutumnMoon58
2020-09-07 at 03:57 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
China is not the first country to use one issue to leverage on another issue! The UK and USA use this tactic all the time. Why such bias reporting by The Economist?
Your reputation is going the dumps!
ipponsuki
2020-09-07 at 04:51 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Why do we need as American nation a Chinese student?
Beck W
2020-09-07 at 05:35 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
you can't even speak English
ipponsuki
2020-09-07 at 06:57 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
@Beck W I know. Right?!
luci75 D
2020-09-07 at 05:31 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
It’s also the other way where many foreigners come to china to work ! Students go abroad because Chinese parents have the financial power and to enter to universities which are very less in china was very hard. Now they build and have a lot of universities so they won’t go abroad soon. In over 8 years from now on The Chinese won’t go abroad so much not even down to Hong Kong. Australia was a hit spot in past 8 years but now also that die very fast. So the Chinese slowly they won’t go abroad ‘. We all know that
Syed Moiez Bukhari
2020-09-07 at 05:48 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
The way soft and innocent image of West is being portrayed in this video, made me laugh so hard.
Rex Gamer
2020-09-07 at 11:43 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Yrah right what about china invading tibet closing all religious mainfestation and supress everyone atleast in the west you can learn about genocide tell that to the chinese who don't even know about the tiananmen square massacre
Christian
2020-09-07 at 06:34 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Colleges are business! Nothing more
xing288
2020-09-07 at 07:10 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
This author is biased. He has this imagination that China is this sinister place behind iron curtain with secret police roaming around to intimidate ordinary people. What a joke. China is busy with big plans to elevate livelihood of 1.4 billion people. It values stability. Who has time to monitor these petty criticisms from students. It is all in your imagination.
Wonsuk CHO
2020-09-07 at 07:13 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
EITHER WAY TAIWWWWAAAANNNNNNN NUMBER ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
politiks is poker
2020-09-07 at 09:51 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
650.000 it’s nothing in a 1.5 billion population
Kushal Kalita
2020-09-07 at 11:17 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
????
OoF EriC
2020-09-07 at 11:44 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Chinese exchange spy
wanglei chen
2020-09-07 at 12:52 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Its standpoint is quiet objective
Edgbarra
2020-09-07 at 13:04 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
The fact that China can use the economical impact of chinese overseas students just shows how education is just a business for us. When our own students have a financial cruching debt for half of their lifes I called that sinester.
Capo Solomon
2020-09-07 at 15:27 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
It's funny to see people criticize the west for being cautious in regards to this pandemic. Saying it's the evil of the west capitalism. But no one is critical of China authoritarianism. This video was, but it seems like people in the comments stop watching halfway through.
Craig Clark
2020-09-07 at 15:41 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
It's sad when the Chinese government is responsible for every one of those individuals where they accept that or not that is the fact and as you notice they don't have any students from Africa we're going to these universities would help the African nation they're very racist both the Chinese the British The Americans and Australians they do nothing to help out the African nation
Simon Low
2020-09-07 at 15:53 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Somehow it is scarier and not so trust worthy if it was yellow if compared to white propaganda. Hmm.. seriously?