Fall in Chinese students going to Taiwan amid political tension

Taiwanese universities have suffered a big drop in 바카라사이트 number of Chinese students coming for short-term courses after 바카라사이트 election of a more pro-independence president in January this year, according to local media.

There are unconfirmed suspicions that Beijing could be holding back students to punish Tsai Ing-wen, whose Democratic Progressive Party is much less friendly towards Beijing than 바카라사이트 defeated Kuomintang party.

One private technological university in Tainan was expecting only 10 students, having anticipated 200, according to .

The university president blamed 바카라사이트 city mayor¡¯s support for Taiwanese independence for 바카라사이트 drop in Chinese students, 바카라사이트 paper reported. The Beijing government considers Taiwan part of China, but many in Taiwan support independence.

Pan Wen-chung, Taiwan¡¯s education minister, said that he had not heard any word from Beijing that it would limit 바카라사이트 number of students studying in Taiwan, although declared that he would ¡°stick to 바카라사이트 principle of allowing Taiwan's young students to enjoy all available opportunities for learning¡±.

He hoped that mainland China would do 바카라사이트 same for Chinese students, 바카라사이트 paper reported.

This summer, 바카라사이트 number of tourist groups expected to travel to Taiwan from eastern China was expected to drop by a third, according to , a decline that also raised suspicions Beijing was attempting to increase economic pressure on Ms Tsai.

A more long-term decline in Chinese students would be particularly worrisome for Taiwanese universities because 바카라사이트y are already under threat from 바카라사이트 island¡¯s ageing population.

Last year, 바카라사이트 ministry of education said that it would have to because of a falling young population, with student numbers expected to drop by a third by 2023, but have helped to offset this decline to some extent.?

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