The top Chinese universities, such as Tsinghua, Peking, Zhejiang, and Jiaotong, are soaring through the international rankings. They are attracting hundreds of thousands of international students from around the world, who attend at just one tenth the cost of comparable universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia.

As these students graduate Chinese programs and return to their home countries, and move up in their careers, the contacts and networks developed here, in China, will accrue enormous long-term soft power advantages to China.

Resources and links:

Wall Street Journal (2013) Chinese Students Struggle for Returns on Education in U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-CJB-1...

Christian Science Monitor, In Latin America China steps in, where the US has stepped out
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Ameri...

Tuition and living costs for international students at top Chinese universities
https://www.mastersportal.com/article...
and https://www.china-admissions.com/chin...

Barrons, Chinese universities climb up leading global rankings
https://www.barrons.com/news/chinese-...

China rises and Harvard top in Times Higher Education’s latest World Reputation Rankings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/...