cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/67244
Beijing student Lulu Lu was just preparing for bed when she was startled by loud banging at her door. When she opened the door, a man pushed his way inside, shone a flashlight in her face and shouted: “Get down. Give me your phone.” Lu froze. Moments later, she came to her senses and did as she was told, burying her face in the mattress and raising her hands above her head. The intruder blindfolded Lu, tied her hands and finally made her record a phone message for her parents – begging them to…



China is the biggest exporter in the world.
Therefore, if you study in a well known US university and gather international experience, it will increase your career prospects. Also, they want to perfect their English. It’s hard for them to speak proper English, just like it’s hard for us to speak proper Chinese. It’s best learned by being exposed to it every day.
The other reply makes it sound like it’s for second rate students who fail a test. (Also this is probably a super expensive alternative to schools in China, given out of state and foreign tuition fees. I assume they come from money. )
So which is it?