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Andrew Chen, chief learning officer at WholeRen Education, a US-based international student organisation and agency, said compared to the locally educated population, returnees are less assertive in the job hunt. “Their grass-root peers are more aggressive and willing to take lower paying jobs to start their careers,” he said. “Returnee students need to become more resilient because they are typically the only child in a wealthy, large city-based family, and don’t have the same grit as their peers when it comes to rolling up their sleeves.”

Four Chinese international students in the US have been arrested on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States after they were accused of cheating on the ETS TOEFL exam. Andrew Chen, chief learning officer at WholeRen Education, said the problem should be addressed through prevention more than enforcement.

A number of Chinese returnees have found the reality of coming home after obtaining an overseas degree is falling short of their dreams of a better job and higher salary. Andrew Chen, chief learning officer at WholeRen Education, said compared to the locally educated population, returnees are less assertive in the job hunt.

Chinese parents are sending young children abroad to the US and other destinations for kindergarten programmes that can last months. Andrew Chen, chief learning officer of WholeRen Education, said the industry is still in a preliminary stage and generating small revenue due to high costs, especially in targeting consumers.

To enjoy the benefits of the OBOR-era world, we must first build it through the Chinese hard infrastructure and the American higher education soft infrastructure. The OBOR-era world’s destiny hangs in the balance.