數據顯示 非洲學生青睞來中國留學

China has become one of the most popular countries for African students seeking to study abroad.

中國已成爲最受想要出國留學的非洲學生歡迎的目的國之一。

In less than 15 years, the African student body has grown 26-fold - from just under 2,000 in 2003 to almost 50,000 in 2015.

在不到15年的時間裏，在華非洲學生的人數增加了26倍，從2003年的不到2000人增至2015年的近5萬人。

According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the US and UK host around 40,000 African students a year.

根據聯合國教科文組織統計研究所的數據，美國和英國每年接待約4萬名非洲學生。

China surpassed this number in 2014, making it the second most popular destination for African students studying abroad, after France, which hosts just over 95,000.

2014年，中國超過了這個數字，成爲僅次於法國的非洲學生留學的第二大熱門目的地。法國的非洲留學生人數略高於9.5萬人。

In recent years, the Chinese government has been keen to support human resource and education development, especially in African countries, and this is seen as one of the main reasons for the increasing number of African students attending Chinese universities.

近年來，中國政府熱心支持人力資源和教育發展，尤其是非洲國家的人力資源和教育發展，這被認爲是就讀中國大學的非洲學生人數增加的主要原因之一。

For the Chinese government, providing education to Africans is an extension of China's soft power.

對中國政府來說，向非洲人提供教育是中國軟實力的延伸。

It's hoped the experience of these African students in China will translate into a willingness to cooperate with the country, and it also will have a positive effect on China's future internal and external policies.

這些非洲學生在中國的經歷，有望轉化爲與中國合作的意願，對中國未來的內外政策也將有積極作用。