Moroccan students return to China as zero Covid policies end

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“Covid has affected people of all ages and countries, but foreign students in China have been affected the most academically,” Akhayat told Middle East Eye. “Imagine the amount of instant noodles I've eaten awaiting the day I could taste authentic ones.”China’s unique appealMost Moroccan students who go overseas choose universities in Europe, according to data from the website Erudera. “This is a small annoyance, not something that will rise to the level of a diplomatic incident.”Many Moroccan students, meanwhile, have learned to live with China’s evolving health policies. Competition for Moroccan studentsOther Moroccan students have had enough, and alternatives to China abound. Erudera ranked the United States as the second-most-popular overseas destination for Moroccan students, after France.
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