Rigid system pushes Chinese students to unscrupulous agents

Thousands of families are on a ‘high risk’ path to overseas education

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May 21, 2021

Last updated

May 24, 2021

Twitter: @JoyceLauNews

Lady wearing wearing neon quilted large hand design in Shanghai, China as a metaphor for a rigid system pushes Chinese students to use private agents.

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