Chinese education attractive to US students

More US students will see China as an attractive study destination especially after the country has successfully staged the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a senior US official said yesterday in Beijing.

"The Olympic Games have allowed China to take its rightful place on the global stage and one thing we've noticed in the US is that increasingly more American students are coming to China to study," US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Goli Ameri said at a press briefing.

China is such a popular destination for American students mainly for economic reasons, Ameri said.