China aims to be a major overseas study destination

Speakers: Wu Manling and Sam Duckett 

[photo: from dfic.cn]

China is expected to take the lead in education globally and become one of the most popular overseas study destinations for foreign students by 2049, the centennial of the People's Republic of China.

At a press conference during the 19th National Congress of the CPC, Education Minister Chen Baosheng said he hopes China will play a leading role in education worldwide, which means the standards of education in China will become the standards of the world.

He said he hopes that China will have a bigger say in educational affairs globally and make contributions to the development of the world's education using China's own experiences and wisdom.

Chen also expressed the hope that China will become the overseas study destination where students from around the world most aspire to go.

[The audio clip is from Studio+, produced by CRI. ]