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Vocational school student stuns university competitors in China
The New Indian Express
|June 23, 2024
A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural region in China became a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of a math competition, beating many others from top universities and raising questions about the country's education system.
Jiang Ping, who is studying fashion design, finished 12th in the Alibaba Global Math Competition, one of 802 who made it to the final round an eight-hour test that takes place Saturday. A video that included an interview with Jiang got more than 8,00,000 likes and 90,000 comments after it was posted on social media by Damo Academy, the organiser of the contest.
This story is from the June 23, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express.
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