Amid mounting criticism at home, China has denied spending more on foreign students with hefty scholarships compared to domestic primary and high school education and promised to raise standards for scholarships for foreigners.
The education ministry is mired in controversy after a We-media article criticised the ministry for spending only half the money on Chinese primary and high school students, a total of 1.64 billion yuan (USD 255 million) in the ministry’s 2018 budget, than on foreign students, who have a budget of 3.32 billion yuan, state-run Global Times reported today.
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