FM Spokesperson Comment On Foreign Students' Returning Schedule
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This is an excerpt from Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on January 19, 2021. In it, she answered a question by India's largest public broadcasting agency, Prasar Bharati, about the open letter to the Chinese Government by foreign students who would like to return to China to continue their studies.
Prasar Bharati: Recently foreign students who want to return to China to continue their studies have posted an open letter to the Chinese government, requesting for a clear schedule for their phase-wise return to China. What's the ministry's views on this? Is there any discussion on their return? Anything that they should do next month or next to next month? Any decision, discussion on this?
Hua Chunying: You may need to ask the competent authorities for this specific question.
As COVID-19 spreads across the world, all countries are taking due measures to prevent and contain the virus based on their own conditions. I believe this should be understood and observed with efforts by both Chinese and foreign nationals.
Regarding the foreign students hoping to return to China for their studies, my principled response is that the Chinese government attaches high importance to protecting the rights and interests of foreign students in China.
Academic institutions are required to keep in close contact with those students abroad, make good arrangements for online courses, and properly address their legitimate concerns and appeals. On the precondition of observing containment protocols, the Chinese authorities will study this matter in a coordinated manner and keep in communication with relevant parties.
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