China’s gaokao begins as millions rethink university amid job market fears (opens in new tab)

Nearly 13 million high school students across China have begun sitting the gaokao, the country’s highly competitive university entrance exam, widely seen as a defining moment in a student’s future\. However, fewer young people are choosing to take the exam this year, as concerns over a slowing economy and a tight job market reshape attitudes towards higher education\. In Shanghai, some students and graduates say they regret missing out on newly introduced university majors linked to emerging ...