Money is one thing, but you have to wonder why the Chinese would send their kids to school here. To get our technology? Are universities in China that bad? Are they spies? Is it cheaper for them? Overcrowding in Chinese universities? There may be more students than can be accepted at Chinese U...............
re: Money is one thing, but you have to wonder why the Chinese would send their kids to school here.
There are a number of reasons. One is that they believe their children will get a better education. They also believe that their children will have greater opportunities with an American education. There is a certain amount of status that comes with an American degree.
Something else to note is that while the US goes out of its way to make non-English speakers comfortable (particularly Spanish speaking) due to political correctness, countries such as China include English as a required subject. China sees the value of their citizens being educated in the most important language in the world.
Another reason that many Asian parents send there students to America for their education is that education is less stressful here. Korea and Japan are especially high pressured. Students commit suicide every year due to the overwhelming pressure placed on students to succeed.
I have known 2 Chinese students. They both were sent to the states in high school years and both are attending college here, there families are rich “government servants”. The parents have no intention of ever having their children return to China. My understanding is they realize it is just a matter of time before they lose their government wealth producing jobs, they are also transferring wealth, purchasing property here as well. They still trust the dollar more than the yuan.
1. An American degree is an incredible status symbol to the Chinese.
2. It could be a route to a green card here or political status at home if you do modest technological spying for the Chinese government.
3. Any baby they have here is outside of the one child system, so some of them come here, have kids, then go home to get around the policy.
4. Some of them may be hoping for a visa upon graduation as the Democrats are proposing.
5. Chinese who study here learn English and American customs, often giving them a top spot in companies that outsource manufacturing to China.