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Stephen Downes

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I don't know how much of this is accurate and how much of it simply supports the narrative of limiting the number of international students prevailing in a number of countries in the west. The story here is that "While Chinese students learn and transform through overseas study, they face significant barriers when returning home" as reflected in a discourse called 'Haifei', or 'overseas returning wastes' (海归废物). Obviously both cultures benefit from international student exchange, and because of internet restrictions it's not clear the same benefits can be found in online learning. But obviously the present situation as described here is not desirable.

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