For the first time in more than two years, China is removing restrictions placed on foreign students' enrolment following the Covid-19 epidemic. 

Beginning on Wednesday, foreign nationals will be permitted entry into China if they have a valid study permission issued by China or an APEC business travel card, according to a statement made by the US embassy there late on Tuesday. China's embassies in Japan and India also made statements along the same lines. The action demonstrates Beijing's attempt to normalize certain areas of the economy while adhering to its Covid Zero strategy, even though the country has been allowing some students to enter on an as-needed basis for some time. One of the strictest pandemic border policies is still in place, with mandatory traveller quarantines still in effect, for anyone entering China. It still has the world’s toughest entry requirements, even after easing quarantine rules in June. Arriving travellers need to spend seven days in an isolation facility and then monitor their health at home for a further three days. Flights to the country are also limited. 
The country welcomed 492,185 foreign students in 2018, low compared to the more than 1 million enrolled in the 2019-2020 school year in the US, where international education is a significant industry. Most of China’s students came from South Korea, followed by Thailand and Pakistan were the countries from which most students in China originated.