Taipei Times
Date: Apr 03, 2018
By: Rachel Lin, Jennifer Huang, Su Meng-chuan and William Hetheri  /  Staff reporters, with staff writer

The number of Taiwanese high-school graduates going to China for university studies has increased significantly since last year and China is seeking to increase those numbers further, a source said.

In the first six months of last year, 1,595 high-school graduates went to study abroad, about half of them in China, Ministry of Education statistics showed.

China has also relaxed requirements, admitting students based on average grades, rather than only considering top grades, and increasing the number of scholarships available for Taiwanese students, the source said, adding that China ultimately seeks to drain the nation of its most talented students.

Chinese statistics showed that the total number of Taiwanese students in that country was about 12,000 last year, double the total in 2011, the source said.    [FULL  STORY]