??us sees decade-low growth of chinese students
赴美中国留学生增速创十年来新低
美国留学
an official from the united states department of state has said the country will continue to welcome students from china, as recent visa policies have affected that largest source of foreigners studying on us campuses.
美国国务院一名官员表示，虽然最近的签证政策已经对美国校园最大的留学生来源地的学生造成了影响，但美国将继续欢迎来自中国的留学生。
the number of chinese international students in the us saw its lowest growth rate in a decade－0.8 percent－to reach 372,532 in the 2019-20 academic year.?the total still makes china the top source of international students in the us, according to a report released recently.
在2019-2020学年，赴美中国留学生人数为372532人，同比增幅0.8%，创下历史新低。但最近发布的一份报告显示，中国依旧是美国最大的留学生来源国。
students from china accounted for 34.6 percent of the international students in the us during the 2019-20 academic year, said the 2020 open doors report on international educational exchange.
据《2020年美国国际教育交流开放报告》显示，在2019-2020学年，中国学生占美国国际学生总数的34.6%。
before the covid-19 pandemic, the number of international students in us higher education had declined by 1.8 percent, according to the report.?with the pandemic still raging in the us eight months since it broke out, the shrinkage in international students is likely to continue.
据该报告显示，在新冠肺炎疫情爆发前，美国高等教育的国际学生人数下降了1.8%。自疫情爆发8个月以来，美国仍难以遏制疫情蔓延，国际学生人数或将进一步缩减。
already, new enrollment of international students decreased by 43 percent in the fall 2020 semester.?more than 700 higher education institutions surveyed indicate that nearly 40,000 students have deferred enrollment to a future term.
在2020年秋季学期，美国国际生新生入学人数下降了43%。经调查显示，美国700多所高校的近4万名学生将推迟到下一学期入学。
as relations between the world’s top two economies soured in recent months, the administration of us president donald trump has ramped up restrictions on and scrutiny of some chinese students and researchers, citing national security concerns.?for example, the us?revoked?the visas of more than 1,000 chinese nationals ahead of the fall semester.
近几个月来，随着世界最大的两个经济体之间关系的恶化，特朗普政府以国家安全为由加强了对一些中国学生和研究人员的限制和审查。例如，在秋季学期之前，美国撤销了1000多名中国公民的签证。
china’s foreign ministry has said the us visa restrictions on chinese students and researchers had severely undermined their legitimate rights and interests and runs counter to the common aspirations for friendly people-to-peo
ple exchanges.
中国外交部表示，美国对中国留学生和研究人员的签证限制严重损害了他们的合法权益，与两国人民友好交往的共同愿望背道而驰。
a white paper released by new oriental suggested that 42 percent of chinese students are interested in studying in the united kingdom, compared with 37 percent showing an interest in the us.?that was the first time that the overseas study intentions of chinese students had shifted.
据 发布的一份白皮书显示，42%的中国学生向往留学英国，而仅有37%的学生向往留学美国。这是中国学生出国留学意愿首次发生转变。
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