Surge in demand for China

More students from Africa choose mainland universities, Todd Balazovic reports in Beijing.

Rewina Berhe admits that when he left his family in Ethiopia to study in China in 2009, he knew nothing about the country.

Seeking a head start in Ethiopia's competitive business world, the high-school graduate signed up for a bachelor's degree at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. He arrived with no Chinese language skills and only the vaguest notion of what the next four years would bring.