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Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao'
Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao' Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for this year's "gaokao", according to the Ministry of Education, which for most is the sole determining factor in admission to a Chinese university. Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday (Jun 7), swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam....
The gaokao effect: how China’s rigorous exam influences aspirations and social mobility
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