Review on the Latest 20 Years' Research of International Students in China

Abstract

This paper tries to summarize the focuses of the study on international students and help others to follow what the scholars and educators are doing in this field. By referring to a large number of research papers and documents through CKNI and other searching engines, the authors finds that the research topics mainly focus on the students’ management, the factors affecting them coming to China, the individual development and studying the international students in China under the perspective of the One Belt and Road Initiative. Domestic scholars basically cover the whole process of the international students in China. However, the impact of foreign students on Chinese economic growth, the relationship between the international education and economy, the pattern of cognition and interaction between the international students and native students, and the personal development after completing their studies of the international students should also be paid more