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Age of the Dragon: Why China is cracking down on private tutoring

Bradley Perrett
Updated July 30 2021 - 4:59pm, first published 6:00am
Typical Chinese parents think endlessly about how their kids can succeed in adulthood - which leads naturally to more emphasis on education. Picture: Getty Images
Typical Chinese parents think endlessly about how their kids can succeed in adulthood - which leads naturally to more emphasis on education. Picture: Getty Images

One factor that keeps the Chinese Communist Party in power is something that most foreigners don't imagine: it runs the country well enough to keep the people pretty satisfied. It doesn't rely just on brainwashing and political control.

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Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett is a regular ACM columnist with a focus on Australia's relationship with China, covering defence, strategy, trade, economics and domestic policy. He was based in Beijing as a journalist from 2004 to 2020.

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