Reply to Would you let your junior college student study abroad in Shanghai or Hong Kong next year?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Would you let your junior college student study abroad in Shanghai or Hong Kong next year? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I lived in Shanghai for a few years, am Asian, speak some Mandarin. It is a fantastic city and very safe crime-wise. However the country can change rules very suddenly and implement instantly. I don't think right now is a good time to go. I certainly wouldn't send a child who wasn't an absolute rule follower/drugs/drinking. Speaking the language is mostly helpful but it also opens questions like do you have Chinese ancestry and if so why do you live in America.  Many remaining expats have the funds and connections to leave the country quickly if something goes south (to Taiwan or somewhere close).[/quote]

Op. This is good perspective, thank you. His school is running these partner programs. Do you think that would add a layer of protection? He’s a rule follower and careful and not interested in politics but still he’s a 19 yo, will be 20 if he goes. Taiwan seems safer but the programs there aren’t as compelling. He does have some remote Chinese ancestry, but his name is not Chinese. He has his heart set on Shanghai but aside from the school program, we only have one friend contact there who is Taiwanese [/quote]

If he's going with a partner program, yes I think that's a much better situation (versus attending classes at even the top Chinese schools without any US contact). I knew some professors at NYU-Shanghai and they had advance notice if they needed to leave. Shanghai is a much larger, cosmopolitan city than Taipei. The cities are only an hour apart by plane. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics