A student holds up a new year's greeting at a party held by Chang'an University celebrating the Spring Festival. Photo: Courtesy of Chang'an University

According to data from the Ministry of Education, there were 500,000 international students in China in 2017. And the number of students majoring in engineering, science and technology and agriculture increased by 20 percent compared to 2016, chinanews.com reported.

Engineering students from The Republic of the Congo conduct fieldwork at a practice base in Chang'an University Photo: Courtesy of Chang'an University

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