After all, the gaokao remains the holy grail for millions of students, offering a one-shot ticket to China’s top universities and, supposedly, a brighter future. Of course, Chinese netizens ...

It's called the gaokao, and is known as one of the toughest exams in the world. Lots of western universities now take Chinese students based on their gaokao scores, rather than other standardized ...

The party has now released new rules to try to stop it. In theory, any of the 13m students who take the annual gaokao entrance exam can qualify to attend university if they achieve a good score.

After all, the gaokao remains the holy grail for millions of students, offering a one-shot ticket to China’s top universities and, supposedly, a brighter future. Of course, Chinese netizens ...