China to arrange extra return flights for Chinese students in UK

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Wednesday that the ministry is coordinating with the civil aviation sector to arrange extra flights to the UK on Thursday to help Chinese students facing difficulties return to China.

Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, said in an interview on Tuesday that there are 220,000 Chinese students studying in the UK, including 15,000 elementary school students living with British families.

There are 168 flights operating between China and the UK weekly during normal times. That number has decreased to more than 20, according to Liu.

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