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A Study on Factors Influencing Return Intentions of Chinese International Students

(Purpose) This study employed empirical analysis as the primary analytical method. It analyzed the factors influencing Chinese international students' intention to return to China upon completion of their studies. These factors included intention to return, economic factors, policy factors, family factors, and cultural factors. (Design/methodology/approach) For the empirical analysis in this study, an initial pre-test was conducted with 33 Chinese international students following a review and analysis of existing related studies, completing preliminary reliability and validity checks. Subsequently, a post-test was conducted through an online survey questionnaire administered to 313 Chinese international students, resulting in a total of 311 valid responses collected. (Findings) The results of the analysis show that economic, policy, family and cultural factors all have an impact on the willingness of Chinese international students to return to China. However, economic factors have a negative impact on the willingness to return, indicating that many choose not to return to China due to economic reasons. In contrast, policy, family and cultural factors have a positive impact on the willingness to return, with family factors in particular having the greatest impact. In addition, the academic status of Chinese international students and the duration of study also have an impact on the willingness to return to China, with doctoral students being more inclined to return to China, and the willingness to return to China decreasing as the duration of study grows. Compared to Korea, international students from the U.S. Australia, Japan, and Germany are more likely to not return to China. (Research implications or Originality) This study will inform China's future development of better study abroad policies or talent introduction policies.