Facts About Chinese Diaspora
- Roughly 120,000 scholars leave China every year for study in the West—in the 2007/2008 academic year over 81,000 came to the US. Source.
- Chinese students from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan together numbered over nearly 120,000 in 07/08 and comprise the largest segment of the internationals student population in the US. Source.
- Enrollment of Mainland Chinese students in US universities is up 20% in 07/08 compared to 06/07. Source.
- There are currently 60,000 Chinese students and scholars in the UK.
- There are currently 50,000 Chinese students and scholars in Germany.
- There are currently 100,000 Mainland Chinese students in New Zealand.
- There are currently 100,000 Mainland Chinese students in Japan. Source.
- It is estimated that about 10% of Chinese scholars returning from studies in the West are Christians.
- 750,000 Chinese temporarily reside in Africa. Source.
- There are 10,000 Mainland Chinese construction workers in Singapore.
