Protests Break Out in Xi’an Over Education Resources

Thousands of parents in Xi'an city in China have gathered around government buildings to protest education policy that has taken away opportunities for local students to go to college.

Students sit in a classroom as grade three students in middle school and high school return after the term opening was delayed due to the CCP virus outbreak in Huaian, Jiangsu province, China, on March 30, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Thousands of enraged local parents took to multiple government agencies of Xi'an City, Shaanxi province, on July 21 to protest a government policy that has narrowed students’ opportunities for high school and college education.

Parents complained that the government allowed a large number of students from Henan Province to participate in the local high school entrance exam, pushing the passing grade up. As a result, many local students failed to enter high schools and have lost their future opportunities for college as well.