Compared with the world's higher education powers, China's low tuition fees, low cost of living, the government's increasing scholarship system for international students and the continuous improvement of higher education level have become the main factors to attract international students. At present, the charging standard for international students in China is 1997' s notice on adjusting the charging standard for self-funded international students in China and its annex "charging standard for self-funded international students in China". Calculated in RMB, the tuition fee for undergraduates is generally1.4000 ~ 26000 yuan, for master students it is1.8000 ~ 30000 yuan, and for doctoral students it is 22000 ~ 30000 yuan. In recent years, the government of China has continuously increased scholarships. By the end of 20 15, the proportion of foreign students receiving government scholarships in China reached 10.2 1%, and local governments and some universities began to set up various scholarships to attract foreign students. China government has continuously increased investment in education, and the overall level of higher education in China has been continuously improved. Although there is still a significant gap with European and American higher education powers, it has a relative comparative advantage in the world, which has become another factor for China to attract international students.

However, there are significant differences between foreign students in China and China in terms of quantity, overall quality, source structure, professional level and academic structure.

Judging from the overall quality of students, the admission rate as high as 9 1.59% makes the overall quality of international students in China low, and their majors are single, mainly studying humanities and social sciences such as language and culture, which is obviously different from those studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics at home and abroad, and their overall professional level is low. Most international students in China are engaged in language learning and short-term training, and less than 50% of them receive college education or above.

In terms of the distribution of students, the current international students in China mainly come from countries and regions with low education level, among which Asia is the largest, accounting for 60.4%, followed by Europe, accounting for 16.79%, Africa third, accounting for 12.52%, and American students in China only account for 8.79%, and the proportion of global high-quality talents among international students in China is seriously low.