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China’sBrainDrain TheGuardian June,2007 Chinasufferstheworstbraindrainintheworld,accordingtoanewstudythatfoundsevenoutofevery10studentswhoenrolinanoverseasuniversityneverreturntoliveintheirhomeland.Despitetheboomingeconomyandgovernmentincentivestoreturn,anincreasingnumberofthecountry'sbrightestmindsarerelocatingtowealthiernations,wheretheycanusuallybenefitfromhigherlivingstandards,brightercareeropportunitiesandthefreedomtohaveasmanychildrenastheywish. BaiXue,whoisenrolledintheUniversityofMinnesota,saysmorethan80%ofherChineseclassmatesaretryingtoremainintheUS."Thereareafewofuswhoarethinkingofreturning,butnothingisfixed,”shesays.“Ifwegetmarriedorhavebabiesorgetusedtothelifehere,maybewewillchangeourminds." 1)Pleaseexplaininyourownwordstheterm,“braindrain.” 2)Whyisitsurprisingthatsuchasmallnumberofstudentsreturn? 3)Why,ontheotherhand,isitnotsosurprising? TheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesrevealed1.06millionChinesehadgonetostudyoverseassince1978,butonly275,000hadreturned.Theresthadtakenpostgraduatecourses,foundwork,gotmarriedorchangedcitizenship.Unlikeillegalmigrantsfromthecountryside-manyofwhomarepoorlyschooled-thestudentsareusuallywelcomedwithopenarmsbywesterninstitutions,whichgainhighscholarshipfeesandacademicexcellence.ChinesestudentshavebeenthebiggestgroupofforeignnationalsatUKschoolsanduniversitiesforseveralyears. 4)Doyouthinkthatmoststudentswhowishtogoabroadplannevertoreturn? 5)Explainthecontrastinthewelcomegiventostudentsandunskilledworkers. 6)Whyareuniversitiessoeagertoacceptstudentsfromoverseas? "ThisshowsthatChinesestudentsoverseas,especiallythosewithextraordinaryabilities,arearealhitintheglobaltug-of-warfortalent,"YangXiaojing,oneoftheauthorsofthereport,wasquotedassayingintheChinaDaily.“Againstthebackdropofeconomicglobalisation,anexcessivebraindrainwillinevitablythreatenthehumanresources,andeventuallythenational,economic,andsocialsecurityofanycountry.” 7)WhatreasonscanyougiveforthepopularityofChinesestudentsoverseas? 8)WhyistheChinesegovernmentalarmedb