More US students attracted to China

Interest in China is growing dramatically among American students, with a year-on-year increase of 25.3 percent this year, the American Center for Educational Exchange (ACEE) said yesterday.

"China is emerging as an ever popular destination for American students, with numbers steadily rising over the past few years," Frank Mok, educational resource coordinator of the ACEE, told a press meeting in Beijing.

A report, Open Door 2008, released by the Institute on International Education on Tuesday said China is the fifth-most-popular destination, up from 7th last year.