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AI Silenced for Gaokao in China... But There's a Catch
AI goes quiet in Chinese but talks in English
by Billy Jiang, 09 June 2025
QUIZ: Could You Pass the Gaokao?
Find out if you can pass China's notoriously difficult college entrance exam.
by Bridget O'Donnell, 09 June 2025
Explainer: Everything You Need to Know About the Gaokao
China's annual high-stakes, high-pressure college entrance exam.
by Cathy Wu, 09 June 2025
30 Absolutely Insane Questions from China's Gaokao
Do you have what it takes to answer these incredibly difficult questions from China's National College Entrance Examination?
by Bridget O'Donnell, 06 June 2023
Student Takes Gaokao Three Times, Turns Down Peking University Twice
Despite being offered a place at Peking University and an RMB2 million scholarship, a student in Guangdong has turned down the prestigious school twice.
by Linda Guo, 01 July 2022
Your Phone Signal May be Disrupted from June 7-9, Here’s Why
China mobile is blocking phone signals to help students during the brutal college entrance exam.
by Lars James Hamer, 06 June 2022
China Considers Dropping English as Core Subject, Again
A proposal to make English an elective subject rather than a compulsory one has sparked a divisive dialogue on Chinese social media.
by Joshua Cawthorpe, 10 March 2021
China’s ‘Gaokao’ College Entrance Exam Delayed One Month
Last year, more than 10 million high-school students took the ‘gaokao.’
by Ryan Gandolfo, 31 March 2020
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