As a total of 442,773 international students were studying in China in 2016, while international students have enrolled in over 829 higher education institutions in China, according to the Ministry of Education.
China's economy expended faster-expected in H1, with GDP jumping to a 6.9 pct growth year-on-year.
A State Council executive meeting on "Made in China 2025" demonstration areas and the transformation, upgrade of the manufacturing industry was held on July 19.
China released a string of economic indicators for the first half of the year recently. Data showed China's economy expanded at a faster-than-expected 6.9 percent year-on-year in the first six months of 2017.
In H1, the State Council held 18 executive meetings to deploy policies on major domestic issues, among which several hot issues were mentioned more than once.
The total amount of GDP in the first half of the year reached 38.15 trillion yuan (US$5.62 trillion), a growth of 6.9% year-on-year.
President Xi said in a written interview that China and Russia may make joint efforts to develop and utilize maritime passageways, particularly the Northern Sea Route, realize a "Silk Road on ice." What is the Ice Silk Road?
At the State Council executive meeting on July 12, a guideline was passed to further promote innovation-driven dvpt and mass entrepreneurship and innovation.
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China, once called the world's factory, is now becoming a hub for innovation. The China Daily website invited some foreigners who live in China to share their opinions on how innovation is changing their lives.