“China and the U.S. have been growing more and more strongly linked via their students. The number of Chinese students in U.S. colleges grew by 17 percent during the last full school year, hitting a record-breaking 274,000. Last year, 100,000 Strong, an initiative founded by the State Department, achieved its goal of having 100,000 Americans studying in China over a four-year span.”

“ Seventy-eight percent of surveyed students said they left China with a more positive impression of the country than when they arrived. Twelve percent left the country with a more negative impression, and about 10 percent had no change in their views of the country.

A whopping 97 percent of Americans who studied in China said the trip was worth the costs and hassle.”