Court punishes organized exam cheaters

A case in which six people were jailed for helping dozens of students cheat on China's national exam for graduate schools shows that such operations are becoming more organized and sophisticated, according to a Beijing judge.

On Tuesday, Zhang Wuya and five accomplices were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 20 months to four years for using high-tech equipment to provide answers to 33 students during the exam in December 2016.

The group provided the test-takers with wireless transmitters and receivers, and instructed them to read the questions aloud. Their voices were picked up by off-site researchers, who used textbooks and other resources to send them the correct answer.