“For Here or to Go”: Stanford Chinese Students in the Talent Flow between the United States and China
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In 2019, there were 369,548 Chinese students in the United States, which means 33 percent of international students in the U.S. come from China. Chinese students have become the largest group of international students in the United States for ten successive years. U.S.-trained, Chinese-born talent is becoming a key force in driving Chinese companies’ global expansion and the country’s development. How do the current overseas Chinese react in their decisions to stay in the United States or return to China? What are the reasons supporting their decisions? How do the public policies such as Chinese government incentives policies and U.S. immigration policies impact the individual decision in this process? More importantly, what is the underlying relations between the current tech/trade war and the talents flow? I explore these questions by taking Stanford Chinese students group as a case study. Based on the survey and interview with more than 140 Stanford Chinese students, I found that even though 75 percent of the survey participant are interested in working in the U.S. after graduation, the majority of those who plan to stay in the States are thinking about staying in the U.S. for a short period of time (1-7 years). Better work life balance, good pay, and accumulating more experience are some main reasons they choose to work in the United States after graduation. Besides, flourishing career opportunities, familiar culture, proximity to families, opportunities on entrepreneurship as well as domestic policies are some attractions for returnees. “1000 talents plan” was one of the most prominent projects to entice returnees both in industry and academia. However, the ongoing deterioration between China and the U.S. is building obstacles to Chinese students’ study and working status in the United States as well as the implementation of China’s incentives policies. This research contributes our understanding of the dynamic relations of personal choices, public policies, and international relations.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | June 2020 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Wang, Xiaoyong |
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| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Stanford Global Studies, Center for East Asian Studies |
| Primary advisor | Chang, Gordon |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford Global Studies |
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| Subject | East Asian Studies |
| Subject | Talent flow |
| Subject | Chinese student |
| Subject | International students |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Wang, Xiaoyong. “For Here or to Go”: Stanford Chinese Students in the Talent Flow between the United States and China. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/nn083cs8040
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