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Beijing Alters Its Education Emphasis

China’s economic and demographic problems are forcing Beijing to place greater emphasis on vocational training.
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Beijing Alters Its Education Emphasis
A job fair in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, on Oct. 22, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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Pity China’s recent university graduates. At Beijing’s behest, these young people worked hard at school and perhaps even harder with tutors and prep centers to score high on the rigorous National College Entrance Examination. They then studied hard to score high in their courses.

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Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is “Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live.”