Watershed reform of college entrance exam

EDUCATION MINISTER CHEN BAOSHENG said on the sidelines of the ongoing 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that a new college entrance exam will be established by 2020. Beijing News commented on Saturday:

Many are thrilled by Chen's pledge to carry forward reform of the college entrance exam, or gaokao, which he said has been the most "extensive and challenging" education reform since the resumption of the exam four decades ago.

A pilot reform for college recruitment has been underway in Shanghai and Zhejiang province this year, and will be tested in four other provinces before being implemented nationwide by 2020.