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CCP Includes Xi’s Quotes in National College Entrance Exam Again to Tighten Political Control

This year's China college entrance examination set up by the communist regime’s Ministry of Education includes Xi Jinping's quotations as a composition topic. This is the second time since five ...

June 11, 2023BY Alex Wu
‘Get Them to Understand What’s Going On’: Story Behind ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ in Australia’s White Paper Protest

Those who saw the recent protests supporting China’s White Paper Revolution in Australia may notice the silhouette of ...

December 13, 2022BY Cindy Li
Uproar Erupts Over Chinese Education System’s Use of Cultural Revolution Era Concept

Around late October to early November is usually the time in China when high school seniors sign up ...

November 12, 2018BY Annie Wu
In China, College Entrance Exam Requires Strict Security to Prevent Cheating

Millions of high school students are set to take China’s annual college entrance exam beginning on June 7. ...

June 7, 2018BY Frank Fang
In China, Anxiety About High-Stakes Exam Fuels Spread of Tuberculosis at School

The cover-up of a tuberculosis outbreak at a middle school in China has resulted in a full-blown health ...

November 20, 2017BY Frank Fang
CHINA BRIEFING: What Stephen Hawking Got Wrong About China’s ‘Gaokao’

On June 7, 8 and 9 of each year, around ten million Chinese high school graduates concurrently take ...

July 3, 2016BY James Yu
Inside the World of China’s Hired Test-Takers

Professional test-takers, known as "gunmen" in Chinese slang, make thousands during China's national university entrance exam season.

June 9, 2015BY Leo Timm