More Chinese drawn to study in France

Chinese students in France, who number about 35,000, constituted the majority of international students studying there in 2013, figures from 19th China International Education Exhibition Tour last month in Beijing showed.

French Ambassador Sylvie Bermann said she hopes the number will grow to 50,000 in the coming year.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between China and France in 1964. To mark the anniversary and also to attract more Chinese students, the number of France Excellence scholarships awarded by the embassy will increase to 50 from the usual 30, Bermann said.