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CENTRE FOR
means
8.1 Chinese government scholarships
sharing,
collaboration
of knowledge
•
Cultural exchange, through
Figure: Number of foreign students going to China for
study per year (in thousand)
research
and
strengthening of people-to-
people bonds, is one of the
five components of BRI.
Since the declaration of BRI
in 2013, there has been a
steady increase
in
number
of
the
Chinese
government
scholarships
offered to foreign students.
POLICY DIALOGUE
2006
100
90
80
39 70
36
60
34
50
30
27
40
24
22
30
21
20
14
18 22 26 29 33 37 41 49
10
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Year
Chinese Government-funded
Self-funded
Source: Authors' illustration based on data from Ministry of
Education, P.R.C.
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