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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Chinese college hit by 'riot'

Chinese college hit by 'riot'
In BBC Asia-Pacific
Police are reported to occupy a college campus in central China after large-scale rioting by angry students. Students at the college, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, were said to be angry because of the college's decision to award them diplomas bearing its name. They had believed that they would receive diplomas from the more prestigious Zhengzhou University, to which Shengda college is affiliated. Higher education in China is expensive and many families go into debt to pay tuition fees. With competition for jobs intense, the quality of a degree can make all the difference.

 



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