China's private education booms
Many prefer a more open education environment to enter a foreign university, get better jobs
Beijing
AMY LIN, a Taiwanese based in Beijing, and her husband did not hesitate for a second to pay the US$20,000 or so annual tuition fees for their two daughters aged six and 11. The private Chinese schools the girls are enrolled in offer a bilingual curriculum and the possibility to integrate into American and English universities.
"We thought this would allow the children to be able to study anywhere. There is too much pressure in the Chinese public school system and it's not easy for the students to communicate with the teachers," says Ms Lin.
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