U.K. sees increase of 30% in Chinese student applications

The U.K. appears to be the beneficiary of the trade war and negative press between the U.S.A. and China. Reports indicate that Chinese undergraduate student applicants increased by 30% in the last year. Rahul Choudaha, executive vice president for research and global engagement at StudyPortals, said, 'If the U.S. is making things more difficult for international students, they are going to find alternative destinations." Others suggested that disagreements between Australia and China as well as the decline of the British Pound have made the U.K. a more attractive study destination.