A New EducationalFeature

There is adistinctive and comparatively new feature of the Taiwanese Education. In recentyears,more students from Taiwanare seeking education in the mainland.

2.The number ofTaiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate programs in themainland,according to official Chinese figures,totaled 1,264 in 2000,2,470 in

2002 andapproximately 3,700 in 2004.The latest official numbers indicated that by2013,7,349 Taiwanese received high education on the mainland.Chinaedu.com saidthis

number had risenbetween 40 to 50 percent annually in the last decade with well over 1,500entering mainland campuses last year.

3.Based in theChinese city of Guangzhou,theInternet site provides education service and information on Chinese mainlandcolleges and universities."Many Taiwanese

believe a Chinesemainland education helping them to learn more about the people and culture inthe mainland,and it will increase their chances in Chinese job

market,"Chinaedu.compresident Mark Ling said."I believe it will give me hands-on experience inthe media of the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the

Chinese mainlandpeople,"said Maria Wang,an 18-year-old student majoring in communicationsat Nanjing University. Wang has a plan to continueher education and get a

master's degree inmass media in Beijing,whereshe believes provides the best environment for such studies and opportunitiesfor future development.

4.Li,a postgraduatestudent at Taiwan Furen University said he was inclined to study businessadministration in the Chinese mainland,because there will be better prospects

for careers now thatmore Taiwanese companies are going there.

5.A large number ofbusiness executives would like to send their children to study in the Chinesemainland too."They hope the children could build up connections which

could later becomeuseful in their business operations."said Yuqin Ma,professor of theChinese mainland studies.Receiving aneducation in the mainland could help Taiwanese students in the business fieldbecause they can get_______.

A.practical experience

B.businessoperations

C.good qualityeducation

D.culture and peoplethere

E.a good chance