Chinese Students in America: Policies, Issues, and Numbers -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I CHINA'S POLICIES AND PROBLEMS -- 1 The Evolving Policies -- BACKGROUND-THE FIRST THREE DECADES -- RESUMING THE EXCHANGES -- EXPERIENCE AND CHANGE -- PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION -- 2 The Brain-Drain Issue -- GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS -- PRIVATELY SPONSORED STUDENTS -- THE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE -- PROSPECTS -- THE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- 3 Problems in Utilizing Returning Students and Scholars -- CHINA'S SYSTEM OF JOB ASSIGNMENTS AND JOB MOBILITY -- THE MOUNTING PROBLEMS -- THE LEGITIMACY OF THE COMPLAINTS -- SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS -- PART II CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES: NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS -- 4 Understanding the Statistics: Problems and Issues -- CHINESE STATISTICS ON SENDING STUDENTS ABROAD -- U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE DATA ON CHINESE STUDENTS -- STATISTICS FROM VISA APPLICATIONS AND USIA DATA TAPES -- 5 Statistics on Trends and Characteristics of Exchange Participants from China -- J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS -- J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS -- J-1 VISITING SCHOLARS -- ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES -- CONCLUSION CHINESE STUDENTS: AN EMERGING ISSUE IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS? -- APPENDIX STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION PROVISIONS ON STUDY ABROAD -- I. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD -- II. MANAGEMENT OF WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD -- III. SELECTION OF PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS -- IV. ENGAGING IN POSTDOCTORATE RESEARCH OR PRACTICAL TRAINING ABROAD: -- V. HOME LEAVE FOR PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD AND SPOUSE VISITATION -- VI. STUDYING ABROAD AT ONE'S OWN EXPENSE -- INDEX.