Education Nation: China’s Exam Fetish

The Little Red Podcast by The Little Red Podcast

Dec 8, 202547:33News & Politics

China's college exam, the gaokao , is fetishized as the ultimate test, yet a lesser-known story is how it entrenches regional education discrimination. Its role at social engineering is also clear, with AI suddenly becom...

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