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Edited and translated by People's Daily Online
More and more top scorers in the Gaokao are heading overseas. According to the latest research posted by the cuaa.net (alumni network), after completing their bachelor degrees in China, few of the highest Gaokao achievers will choose to work or start a business in China; instead, most of them opt to go abroad to study for Master's degrees and PhDs. It is estimated that the 60 percent of the best-performing students will go abroad.
This news has attracted so much attention because of the two key elements involved: "Gaokao top scorers", and "60 percent". China still believes that those number-one performers represent our best students, and the high percentage of departures causes significant concern. Why do those excellent students prefer studying in other countries to staying at home?
To the ranks of those excellent graduates going abroad for further study can be added the students who abandon the Gaokao altogether, and choose to study abroad even for their graduate degree. The fact is that studying overseas has become increasingly popular in recent years – a now-common phenomenon which merits attention and consideration.
Undoubtedly, the phenomenon is a reflection of China's development, opening-up and growing prosperity. Over a century ago, when we were forced by foreign weapons to open our gates and step outside to see the rest of the world, few Chinese people could understand why anyone would want to take the risk of leaving home and heading for an unfamiliar country. Now, in contrast, with increasingly frequent global communication, leaving China is a perfectly attainable goal for growing numbers of Chinese.
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