China's living conditions top concern for returning students  

调查显示“居住环境不好”成留学生回国最大障碍

居住环境不够好是海外留学生回国的最大障碍，其次是人际关系复杂和生活质量不高，此外房价太高、工资太低等也成为回国的主要顾虑。昨天，中国与全球化研究中心及社科文献出版社联合发布的《国际人才蓝皮书——中国留学发展报告2013》得出上述结论。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- The Annual Report on the Development of China's Study Abroad 2013, released Tuesday, shows that over 60 percent of the surveyed overseas students cited living conditions in China as their primary concern when considering returning, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.

Other main concerns include complex interpersonal relations, inadequate living quality, sky-high housing prices, and low salaries.

The survey, conducted among Chinese students in the US from December 2012 to May 2013, shows that 36.3 percent of students are certain to return after graduation, 42.1 percent say they may return, and 9.7 percent have no intention to come back.

About 800,000 overseas students have returned in the last five years, almost three times as many in the past 30 years. A total of 272,900 students returned last year, up 46.56 percent year on year, according to the report.

The report also shows an increasing number of younger students studying abroad. Around two-thirds of them were top students in their classes.