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Downward spiral

下沉螺旋(xiachen luoxuan)

Although the education authorities have expanded college enrollment in rural areas in recent years, especially to key universities, fewer and fewer rural students are being admitted by the top universities. This unwelcome trend means there's a "downward spiral" in rural areas as the poorer the families are, the more difficult it is for their children to get into a good school or college, and the harder it is for them to get a decent job in the future.