Post-pandemic, Young Chinese Seek Studies Abroad, Just Not in US
WASHINGTON - In Shanghai, two young women seeking an education abroad have decided against going to the United States, a destination of choice for decades that may be losing its shine.
For Helen Dong, a 22-year-old senior studying advertising, it was the cost. "It doesn't work for me when you have to spend 2 million [yuan] [$278,000] but find no job upon returning," she said. Dong is headed to Hong Kong this fall