China's education system is divided into three stages: basic education, higher education and adult education. Basic education includes pre-school education, primary school and secondary school. Higher education consists of vocational colleges, colleges and universities. In 1986, China began to implement the policy of nine-year compulsory education from primary school to junior middle school. The Chinese government has given priority to education and put forward the strategic principle of "rejuvenating the country through science a

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