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Indian Embassy takes up concerns of Indian students with China

3rd-September-2020

Beijing: The Indian Embassy here has taken up with the Chinese officials concerns of a large number of Indian students studying in China following an official announcement that foreign students and teachers will not return to their colleges until further notice.

Over 23,000 Indian students studied in different courses in Chinese universities and colleges as per the last year's data. Of them, over 21,000 have enrolled to study MBBS.

Most of these students left for home during the Chinese new year holidays earlier this year just around the time when the Coronavirus pandemic began spreading in China.

It is reiterated that following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, the Chinese Government had restricted the entry of foreigners into China, permitting such entry only in specific circumstances, an Indian Embassy press release said.

The Ministry of Education of China has published on its website that �all overseas students and teachers who have not received notice from their respective educational institutions will not return to their Colleges/Universities until further instructions�.