Chen Baosheng (center), Minister of Education, briefs on Chinese education development on October 22. (Photo: People's Daily)

Senior officials from ministries related to people's livelihood attend a press conference held on the sideline of the 19th CPC National Congress on October 22.

China is running the biggest education system in the world with 265 million students in 512,000 educational institutions, said Chen Baosheng, Minister of Education, at the conference.

Chen said that more than 400,000 students from 205 countries are studying in China, making it the largest destination in Asia for international students.