EPISODE · Sep 25, 2025 · 40 MIN
The System That Shapes China
from China of Tomorrow · host China of Tomorrow by WisdomTree Asset Management
From student testing to social structure, China’s education system influences far more than college admissions. In this episode of China of Tomorrow, Liqian Ren sits down with co-authors Hongbin Li, Co-Director of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions, and Ruixue Jia, Professor of Economics at the University of California to discuss The Highest Exam, their new book exploring how the Gaokao (college entry exam) system helps explain China’s growth model, inequality, and policy challenges. Learn more: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/multimedia/china-of-tomorrow-podcasts Please see the WisdomTree Glossary for Definitions of terms and indexes: https://www.wisdomtree.com/glossary
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From student testing to social structure, China’s education system influences far more than college admissions. In this episode of China of Tomorrow, Liqian Ren sits down with co-authors Hongbin Li, Co-Director of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions, and Ruixue Jia, Professor of Economics at the University of California to discuss The Highest Exam, their new book exploring how the Gaokao (college entry exam) system helps explain China’s growth model, inequality, and policy challenges. Learn more: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/multimedia/china-of-tomorrow-podcasts Please see the WisdomTree Glossary for Definitions of terms and indexes: https://www.wisdomtree.com/glossary
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