It is essential to implement a development strategy of "looking abroad" for Chinese-foreign cooperation in higher education and for us to realize a scientific concept for development, deepen and diversify market access, and improve the quality and benefits of higher education in China. We can learn from developed nations' experience in cross-border education, go beyond previously known limits for education cooperation, bring the strategy of "looking abroad" into a theoretical perspective, and establish a legal framework for Chinese-foreign cooperation in higher education. To achieve such goals, we should devise favorable policies for the implementation of the strategy, increase efforts to establish internationalized courses, and refine internal management and operational systems for institutions, teaching assessment systems, and degree certification systems for international cooperation in higher education.