Tea Leaf Nation

Emotions swept the Chinese Internet this past week as the dreaded gao kao, China’s college-entrance exams, came and went, leaving nothing behind but gnawed pencils, tear-drenched tissues, and empty IV drips in its wake. Even though the vast majority of Chinese agree that the gao kao system needs serious reform, for the time being it remains [...]

Emotions swept the Chinese Internet this past week as the dreaded gao kao, China’s college-entrance exams, came and went, leaving nothing behind but gnawed pencils, tear-drenched tissues, and empty IV drips in its wake. Even though the vast majority of Chinese agree that the gao kao system needs serious reform, for the time being it remains [...]