China’s endless search for distinguished talent – China News

This year, for the first time, schools from China took part in international standardized tests, and Chinese students came out on top. Some educators are calling it "a Sputnik moment," but the Chinese are not gloating about their success: They realize their educational system -- which stresses memorization and largely ignores critical thinking -- is in need of reform.

China has a deficit in the “intellectual trade” with the United States. In short, Chinese people know less about the United States than Americans know about China.

The claims of Xiao Baiyou, a Chinese businessman who has been dubbed the "Wolf Father" for saying that three of his four children gained admission to Peking University thanks to his regular beatings, have been brought into question by local media after it emerged his children possess overseas identity cards and US citizenship which allows them to participate in easier college examinations for stud

At the gate of No.1 Experimental Elementary School of Weiyang District, Xi’an, children standing in lines were divided into two markedly different groups: one wearing red scarves, and the other wearing green scarves.