"Purge" is a bit of a sensationalist word for it.
this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2026
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Didn't the US purge citizens who worked in china a few years ago? Except the news didn't call it a purge then
Their despotic purges, our national security considerations
I saw somewhere that the reason elite Chinese families send their children abroad to study is not (just) the usual story about western universities being "prestigious".
The Chinese educational system is simply too meritocratic and doesn't give the elite special treatment. If a Chinese student is not a top performer they will not get into a top university, no matter who their parents are. The western universities are often a plan B for the less brilliant children of the Chinese elite.
I've heard from a few professors that Chinese universities are very formulaic to a negative extent. It's anecdotal though. I am considering studying my master's over there, so if someone can tell me more I'd love to hear it.
i dont know anything about elites but that's definitely true for the children of rich ppl who aren't that great at studying but their families still want face
"My son went to Harvard", person ends up being dumb as shit but they dumped money into the uni.
As opposed to, my son went to meritocratic mid-rate local uni.
Yeah checks out.
Distancing from a capitalist country makes your own country more fair and meritocratic, huh - who woudda think it?
Everyone. Everyone.
(It's only a joke, it's not like he chose for his daughter to live in the US, it's her own decision)
Smart. When I was younger. I was thinking of this vector and was surprised China allowed it in the first place.
Especially with what China was framed to be and how it was framed to behave in the media.
There is a major discrepancy between "cynical hostile anti-western communist regime" and "let's send our kids there to study".
Finally some good policy
Now we’re gettin there! Yes, China! YES!