Protests against changes to China’s university admission system spread to a fourth province yesterday as authorities scrambled to contain growing anger over one of the most important issues for the emerging middle class: access to higher education.
According to a post on the Weibo messaging service, parents gathered outside the education bureau in Baoding, Hebei province, to demand “fairness” and that the education ministry scrap plans to reduce the number of places reserved for local applicants.
This followed protests at the weekend by hundreds of residents in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province. In recent weeks parents have taken to the streets of cities in Hubei and Jiangsu provinces.