China Education Expo 2025 opens in Beijing with record global participation

The China Education Expo (CEE) 2025 kicked off on Saturday in Beijing, gathering nearly 400 universities and other educational institutions from 38 countries and regions.

This year's expo has seen a steady increase in the number of overseas exhibitors, with Saudi Arabia, Romania, and Panama joining for the first time.

New Zealand, serving as the guest country for the second time after a decade, has brought 17 participating universities and institutions, four more than last year.

"Our government has announced they are going for a growth plan which includes doubling the number of international students coming to New Zealand by the year 2034. Chinese students make up 35 percent of all international students studying in New Zealand. Students who graduate with a bachelor's degree have post-study work rights in New Zealand for up to three years," said Amanda Malu, chief executive of Education New Zealand.

In addition to direct exchanges with prospective universities and representatives from some embassies in China, the event features nearly 60 themed seminars.

Topics range from application strategies and policy updates to full scholarship programs, career planning, and the latest study-abroad trends.

Following its Beijing stop, which will last two days, the expo will tour four other Chinese cities - Wuhan, Chengdu, Guangzhou, and Shanghai - on November 4, 6, 8, and 9, respectively, further promoting educational exchange and cooperation for China with the world.

China Education Expo 2025 opens in Beijing with record global participation

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities are just pursuing self-consolation in its attempt to seek secession by relying on the external forces, said Jiang Bin, a spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.

Jiang made the remarks when responding to a media inquiry on an unclassified version of the 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) released by the Pentagon on Jan 23, placing defense of the U.S. homeland and the U.S. interests across the Western Hemisphere above all other military priorities.

Some analysts in Taiwan have noticed that the newly released U.S. NDS did not mention the island.

"The Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair that brooks no external interference. China will never waver in its resolve to safeguard national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. We've said it before that the DPP authorities are only pursuing self-consolation in its attempt to seek secession by relying on external forces. If they are willing to be a pawn, they are doomed to be abandoned," said Jiang.

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