Taiwan universities to accept Chinese students

Taipei - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday said Taiwan universities will soon start accepting students from mainland China. At a dinner with lawmakers, Ma instructed the parliament to speed up work to pass legislation on allowing Chinese students to attend Taiwan universities, according to the Central News Agency (CNA).

Ma said he hoped the parliament can pass the bill during the current session, so that Chinese students can enroll in Taiwan universities for the autumn term, CNA said.

Ma said that recruiting Chinese students is a good thing for Taiwan, because Taiwan's democratic system can influence Chinese students.

Taiwan has been mulling recruiting Chinese university students, but some Taiwanese fear that if the Chinese students remain and work in Taiwan after graduation, they will grab all the good jobs and leave Taiwan graduates out of work.

But the Taiwan government has assured that public that Chinese students must return to China after graduation.

Taiwan and China has been split since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, and Taiwan used to bar entry by all Chinese mainlanders.

With the easing of tensions across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan now allows Chinese to visit the island for family reunions, business or sightseeing.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313934,taiwan-universities-to-accept-chinese-students.html.