Another valuable reason for Americans to study abroad is to improve global diplomacy. The numbers of US students studying in China is way down compared to previous years. The pandemic is one reason. But there are other pressures, some of them related to the tense diplomatic relationship between the U-S and China. The World’s Matthew Bell report first aired earlier this year.
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