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Does the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program change the views of local university students in Hong Kong on regional cooperation? A randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment
The Chinese central government has been running an intensive exchange program called the Mainland China–Hong Kong Ten Thousand Student Exchange Program since 2012 to support local Hong Kong university students’ visits to mainland China, with the aim of promoting exchange and regional cooperation bet...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10025535/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36949923 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1078437 |
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author | Liu, Jianzheng Li, Jie Zhang, Xiwen Song, Jing Li, Weifeng Wu, Jiansheng |
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description | The Chinese central government has been running an intensive exchange program called the Mainland China–Hong Kong Ten Thousand Student Exchange Program since 2012 to support local Hong Kong university students’ visits to mainland China, with the aim of promoting exchange and regional cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China. However, little is known about local Hong Kong university students’ views on regional cooperation and whether the program is effective in changing their views. Using a randomized experimental design, we find that most students hold positive views on regional cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China, but a considerable percentage of students oppose integration with mainland China. We also find that the program is effective in positively changing students’ views on certain aspects of regional cooperation related to the free trade zones and the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, but is not significantly effective on other aspects of regional cooperation. This study provides the first causal quantitative evidence regarding the impact of the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program on local university students’ views regarding regional cooperation. The findings help inform the public about the prospect of regional cooperation and offer policy implications on youth exchange between mainland China and Hong Kong. |
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spelling | pubmed-100255352023-03-21 Does the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program change the views of local university students in Hong Kong on regional cooperation? A randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment Liu, Jianzheng Li, Jie Zhang, Xiwen Song, Jing Li, Weifeng Wu, Jiansheng Front Psychol Psychology The Chinese central government has been running an intensive exchange program called the Mainland China–Hong Kong Ten Thousand Student Exchange Program since 2012 to support local Hong Kong university students’ visits to mainland China, with the aim of promoting exchange and regional cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China. However, little is known about local Hong Kong university students’ views on regional cooperation and whether the program is effective in changing their views. Using a randomized experimental design, we find that most students hold positive views on regional cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China, but a considerable percentage of students oppose integration with mainland China. We also find that the program is effective in positively changing students’ views on certain aspects of regional cooperation related to the free trade zones and the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, but is not significantly effective on other aspects of regional cooperation. This study provides the first causal quantitative evidence regarding the impact of the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program on local university students’ views regarding regional cooperation. The findings help inform the public about the prospect of regional cooperation and offer policy implications on youth exchange between mainland China and Hong Kong. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-06 /pmc/articles/PMC10025535/ /pubmed/36949923 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1078437 Text en Copyright © 2023 Liu, Li, Zhang, Song, Li and Wu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Liu, Jianzheng Li, Jie Zhang, Xiwen Song, Jing Li, Weifeng Wu, Jiansheng Does the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program change the views of local university students in Hong Kong on regional cooperation? A randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment |
title | Does the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program change the views of local university students in Hong Kong on regional cooperation? A randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment |
title_full | Does the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program change the views of local university students in Hong Kong on regional cooperation? A randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment |
title_fullStr | Does the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program change the views of local university students in Hong Kong on regional cooperation? A randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment |
title_full_unstemmed | Does the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program change the views of local university students in Hong Kong on regional cooperation? A randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment |
title_short | Does the mainland China–Hong Kong exchange program change the views of local university students in Hong Kong on regional cooperation? A randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment |
title_sort | does the mainland china–hong kong exchange program change the views of local university students in hong kong on regional cooperation? a randomized control-group pre-test post-test experiment |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10025535/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36949923 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1078437 |
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