Xiong Bingqi (www.jfdaily.com):

Tsinghua’s low threshold for international students has nothing to do with “discrimination against Chinese students,” as some have argued. To build a world-class university, a certain proportion of international students is a must. Given that Tsinghua’s proportion stands at only 5.8 percent compared to the 20-30 percent at prestigious universities like Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge, it’s important for Tsinghua to scale up enrollment of international students. If it does not do so, Tsinghua will never become one of the world’s best universities. When the public gets to see the real international competitiveness of China’s universities, their doubts will disappear.

The fundamental way to attract excellent international students for China’s universities is