中国吸引来自亚洲各地的华裔学生
<p></p><p><span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span>. (<span word="Photo">Photo</span>: <span word="Yuri">Yuri</span> <span word="Imamura">Imamura</span>)</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="Valerie">Valerie</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cafe">cafe</span>.</p><p><span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>, 23, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Singaporean">Singaporean</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="descent">descent</span>, <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Singaporean">Singaporean</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="booms">booms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="motherland">motherland</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Singaporeans">Singaporeans</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="Bicultural">Bicultural</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="Program">Program</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span>, <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economics">economics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="handing">handing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="scholarships">scholarships</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakneck">breakneck</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="literate">literate</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> 20 <span word="Singaporean">Singaporean</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 2006, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="fivefold">fivefold</span>.</p><p><span word="Singaporeans">Singaporeans</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Western">Western</span>–<span word="style">style</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>.</p>
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