The U.S.-based academic discusses why China’s college entrance exam system retains popular support despite its hardships, and how the gaokao’s influence can spread overseas.
Join us in January to discuss Chinese writer Hu Anyan’s collection of autobiographical essays (tr. Jack Hargreaves) about floating between odd jobs on the outskirts of China’s megalopolises: stocking warehouses, waiting at hotels, selling bikes, delivering packages and more. Register to save your seat!