Concerned about the authenticity of some overseas online learning, China is forcing students to return to face-to-face lessons if they want accredited foreign degrees.
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Tokyo | China’s directive for students enrolled in universities overseas to return to campus as soon as possible is the latest abrupt policy about-face for a country keen to end three years of isolation.
The Chinese government is reversing a 2020 rule change to recognise degrees from foreign universities completed online, a concession made at the time to account for the closure of foreign borders.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/world/asia/why-beijing-is-telling-its-uni-students-to-get-out-of-china-20230130-p5cgjm
