Quality education in a vaguely communist nation

Applying to College
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<p>I have been taking mandarin all through high school and I really want to continue studying mandarin next year (I will be a freshman), for my career after college, but also wish to study abroad. The obvious study abroad destination would be China, if I was to continue to take courses in mandarin, but I am not sure if my education would be hindered in doing so. This is a country that, while getting better with human rights in recent years, still enforces censorship and is still vaguely communist. </p>

<p>I was accepted into a really great liberal arts college, and would hate to miss out on a year of quality education there; however, I don’t want to miss out on a chance to experience living in another culture, especially one I have such invested interest in, while in college.</p>

<p>Does any one have experience studying abroad in China?</p>

<p>Would I be better off studying abroad in Hong Kong?</p>

<p>Would I be better off just going or studying a different language and going on a different program, and just resume learning mandarin afterwards?</p>

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<p>NO! Go! My cousin lived in China. study abroad programs aren’t usually THAT awesome anywhere, as it is more about the experience, but China has some great options. Chinese is the language of the future. Your education will be expanded, even if it is not through book learning.</p>

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<p>China has some truly awesome universities, why does it being communist effect the quality of its education?</p>

<p>If you want to learn the language you cant escape living there, a year wont be enough of course but you’d learn way more there than being in at even the best college. Hongkongers dont speak Mandarin, why would you go there? :s</p>

<p>MasterMargarita: Chinese certainly isn’t the language of the future, people who say that are morons.</p>