62 People Detained in China for Selling "Gaokao" Cheating Devices
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China's annual college entrance exam begins today. This two-day test for high school graduates is called the "Gaokao." And it determines where they go to college--or if they go at all. But with the high stakes comes high-tech cheating. Chinese police have arrested more than 60 people accused of selling cheating devices ahead of the exam.
China's Ministry of Education announced on Monday that police had arrested 62 people accused of selling high-tech cheating devices to prospective test-takers.
The contraband devices include wireless earpieces, transmitter belts, two-way radios, and camouflaged devices for connecting to and searching the Internet.
As some 9.2 million Chinese students this week take the National College Entrance Examination—known as the "Gaokao"—nerves are running high.
Students are said to start preparing for this exam from the time they start middle school, culminating in a make-or-break shot at success: a single two-day test.
The exam takes place on June 7 and 8 this year. The students' scores are the main factor that determines where they attend college, their future careers, and their perspective stations in life.
Due to the high-stakes nature of the exam, the sale of cheating devices has become big business. Chinese state media reported in 2009 that in Jilin province, even some teachers were arrested for selling cheating devices to their students.
In a country where personal connections and bribery are the main ways of climbing the social ladder, the "Gaokao" is seen as the only merit-based way to social advancement.
Reports of cheating on the "Gaokao" ignite public outrage. The CCP is under pressure to crack down on cheaters.
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China's annual college entrance exam begins today. This two-day test for high school graduates is called the "Gaokao." And it determines where they go to college--or if they go at all. But with the high stakes comes high-tech cheating. Chinese police have arrested more than 60 people accused of selling cheating devices ahead of the exam.
China's Ministry of Education announced on Monday that police had arrested 62 people accused of selling high-tech cheating devices to prospective test-takers.
The contraband devices include wireless earpieces, transmitter belts, two-way radios, and camouflaged devices for connecting to and searching the Internet.
As some 9.2 million Chinese students this week take the National College Entrance Examination—known as the "Gaokao"—nerves are running high.
Students are said to start preparing for this exam from the time they start middle school, culminating in a make-or-break shot at success: a single two-day test.
The exam takes place on June 7 and 8 this year. The students' scores are the main factor that determines where they attend college, their future careers, and their perspective stations in life.
Due to the high-stakes nature of the exam, the sale of cheating devices has become big business. Chinese state media reported in 2009 that in Jilin province, even some teachers were arrested for selling cheating devices to their students.
In a country where personal connections and bribery are the main ways of climbing the social ladder, the "Gaokao" is seen as the only merit-based way to social advancement.
Reports of cheating on the "Gaokao" ignite public outrage. The CCP is under pressure to crack down on cheaters.