"... in China you can't drop out and move to the valley and start a company with your computer savvy. The system in China is simple: To even have a CHANCE of successful, professional, middle class (by Chinese standards) life, you MUST get a university degree. To get a university degree, you MUST score in the top Nth percentile of the college entrance exam. ..."
Of course the system can be hacked, bent, manipulated by family connections within the party. The sad thing is by manipulating the "system" China is widening the gap between those who have the theory but pitifully short of application knowledge (University graduates) and those who do things but lack the requisite knowledge (everyone else).
Of course the system can be hacked, bent, manipulated by family connections within the party. The sad thing is by manipulating the "system" China is widening the gap between those who have the theory but pitifully short of application knowledge (University graduates) and those who do things but lack the requisite knowledge (everyone else).