Returnees valuable national assets

IN TOTAL, 4.59 million Chinese have studied abroad since China initiated reform and opening-up in 1978, of these 2.65 million have returned, said a report issued by the Center for China and Globalization, a think tank headquartered in Beijing. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

President Xi Jinping said in the meeting marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Western Returned Scholars Association in Beijing in 2013 that Chinese studying overseas are valuable assets and an effective strength for boosting national rejuvenation.

This is an accurate and objective evaluation of the importance of those who are studying or have studied in foreign countries.