More Chinese students study abroad in 2011  

2011年出國留學人數達34萬 推進中國公共外交

中國教育部國際司副司長楊軍16日在北京外國語大學舉行的第三屆公共外交論壇上介紹，2011年中國出國留學人數達34萬，當年在外留學人員達142萬，其中當年在學人數超過111萬。

Beijing (CNS) -- The number of Chinese students studying overseas totaled 340,000 in 2011, Yang Jun, deputy director of the Ministry of Education's International Department, said Sunday.

Yang cited official statistics, saying that over 96 percent of the overseas Chinese students were self-funded. The United States, Germany, Britain, Japan and Australia were major destinations for the students, he added.

China was home to 290,000 overseas students in 2011, a number that is expected to reach 500,000 by the year 2020. The improvement of personal exchange in the educational field has promoted the development of Chinese public diplomacy, said Yang.