Even before news that Chinese students were among the casualties, Chinese people had mostly expressed sympathy for Boston and those injured in the attack, with many applauding the response by city authorities, regular citizens and the media.

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While the program is open to all, Chinese nationals are likely to be among the biggest takers, according to people involved with the program.

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Among people of Chinese, Korean or Indian descent, the distribution of boys to girls fell in the normal range for the first child.

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