China clamps down on gao kao identity theft

Legislative amendment sets out punishments for stealing or assisting stealing of someone else’s identity in university entrance exams

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October 19, 2020

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October 19, 2020

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The first day of the 2019 university entrance examination, at the one of Qingdao's test sites

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