Baby boomers take exam

Most students in 8 years turn out for national college-entrance test

The national college entrance exam - a make-or-break opportunity for Chinese students - started on Thursday, with a surge in test takers this year due to the "baby boom" at the start of the millennium.

About 9.75 million students were expected to take the exam, 350,000 more than in 2017 and the highest number in eight years, according to the Ministry of Education.