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Abstract—Recent changes in the political atmosphere between Taiwan and Mainland China has led to the lifting of the long-time ban on recruiting Chinese students to study in Taiwan. In September of 2011, more than 900 Chinese students were admitted as degree-seekers to study in Taiwan universities. While, the number of short-term exchange programs numbered by the thousands. In light of the current changes from internationalization to cross-straitization; the phenomenal changes in policies that deals with Taiwan and Mainland China, this presentation shall seeks to understand the various push - pull factors and implications with regards to the Chinese students studying in Taiwan.

Index Terms—Cross-straitization, study abroad, internationalization, study mobility, push-pull theory.

C. P. Chou is with the Department of Education, National ChengChi University, Wenshan District, Taipei City 116, Taiwan (e-mail: iaezcpc2007@gmail.com).
G. S. Ching is with the Graduate School of Educational Leadership and Development, Fu Jen Catholic University, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan (e-mail: gregory_ching@yahoo.com).

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Cite: Chuing Prudence Chou and Gregory S. Ching, "Cross-Straitization of Higher Education: Voices of the Mainland Chinese Students Studying in Taiwan," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 89-94, 2015.