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China issues safety warning for its nationals studying in the Philippines

China issues safety warning for its nationals studying in the Philippines

Toronto Star18-07-2025
BEIJING (AP) — China's Education Ministry issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines after what it said were a series of criminal incidents targeting them.
The brief warning Friday did not identify any specific incidents but told students to increase their safety awareness should they choose to study in the Philippines. The number of Chinese students in the country was not given but enrolments have fallen to just a few hundred in recent years, according to the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post.
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