Zhang Xinsheng, Vice Minister of Education of China, said at the press conference held in Beijing on 10 that the number of college students in China has increased from more than 6 million in 1998 to140,000 now, ranking first in the world. 1 year ago, there were 2.7 million international students in the world, and the main exporting countries were China, India and South Korea. The number of students studying abroad in China ranks first in the world, with 1 14700 in 2004 alone. Among them, German students account for 8.9% of foreign students studying in China, which is twice that of 1990. The number of students studying abroad in China has increased from dozens to 654.38+10,000 each year, with a total of several million. In 2004 alone, there were as many as 1 14700 people, and studying abroad at one's own expense also showed a rapid development momentum. Studying abroad at one's own expense has accounted for 94% of overseas students in China, and there are currently 20,000 doctoral students.