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Understanding international students’ motivations to pursue higher education in mainland China

Mao-Ying Wua School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Junqing Zhaib School of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Geoffrey Wallc Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5649-8715View further author information
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Qiu-Cheng Lid School of Tourism and Urban-Rural Planning, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
Pages 580-596 | Received 29 Jan 2019, Accepted 21 Aug 2019, Published online: 16 Sep 2019

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