This Day, That Year

Item from Dec 18, 1987, in China Daily: Foreign students studying at Beijing Foreign Studies University sing songs in Chinese in a Chinese language contest for second-year foreign students.

China's open policy has resulted in a sharp increase in foreign students in the country, including those working toward master's degrees and doctorates. The number of foreign students studying in China has reached more than 6,000, far surpassing the quota set for 1990 by the State Education Commission. ...

The commission has signed student exchange programs with more than 120 countries and regions all over the world.