摘要
美国一直以来都是热门的留学目的地之一,然而中国赴美留学生数量在今年出现了近十年来的首次下滑,越来越多的学生和家长把目光投向了其他国家。
Caught in the US-China trade war,Chinese students are looking for other study desti-nations-threatening to turn off an important source of revenue for American universities.China accounts for nearly a third of foreign students on US campuses who pour billions of dollars into the economy,but their numbers dropped for the first time in a decade in March,2019.Visa delays,concerns over being shut out of research projects and safety fears have turned off Chinese students,according to several admissions consultancies and nearly a dozen parents and students interviewed by AFP.Rival education powerhouses such as Britain,Austra-lia and Canada are the biggest beneficiaries,a survey by New Oriental,China's biggest private education provider said.