False reports undermine institutions in the short term

Gong Yafu, president of the National Association of Foreign Languages

The new policy issued in September for the college entrance exam, or gaokao, which stipulates that English will retain its importance and be tested twice, may attract renewed attention.

Worries that English may be cut from the gaokao were misinterpretations or just rumors. However, such rumors seriously affected Chinese people's view of the importance of the language.