It was the first time I actually traveled back to China more than once a year. This time was for my niece who just finished her high school, a period all Chinese students are traumatized by. She did ok with the university entrance exam, the only exam that matters in terms of university applications. What an odd system, but it is probably the only way that works in the complex context of China. Anyway, she is done with the exam and we were relatively happy with the results she got. The rest of tasks were to find out which school and subject she is about to apply. It was not an easy task for someone who has spent her whole life in school with little side project ongoing. Suddenly in the hot summer of 2024 in Fuzhou, she was forced to join in a discussion where she has the least to contribute to. In fact, she has little to say on what to study, but she did have some opinions on what not to study, such as biology- and chemistry-related subjects. She blamed it for her lack of natural i...
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