The number of Chinese students in the US hit new high_文化教育

The number of Chinese students in the US hit new high

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Chinanews, Beijing, December 7 – According to the US embassy¹ in China, 67,723 Chinese students went to study in the US in 2007, 8.2% higher than in 2006 and a new high. The number of American students in China in 2007 was almost 4,000, 38.8% higher than in last year.

The statistics² were collected by the US embassy and the four consulates³ general in Shenyang, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Chongqing, not including the students from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao.

The number of Chinese students takes up 11.6% of the total number of foreign students in the US, only following India.

About 80% of Chinese students who wish to go to study in the US have got visas, and the average spending on visa application has become lower, too.

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1 embassy
n.大使馆，大使及其随员
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Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。 He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

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