Worker-Peasant-Soldier student

Worker-Peasant-Soldier students (Chinese: 工农兵学员; pinyin: Gōngnóngbīng xuéyuán) were Chinese students who enrolled in colleges between 1970 and 1976, during the later part of the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976). They were accepted not for their academic qualifications, but rather for the "class background" of their parents. Children of workers, peasants, and soldiers were favored by the Communist Party of China as part of the "Five Red Categories" and enjoyed privileges during the Cultural Revolution.^[1]

In 1977, after Chairman Mao Zedong's death, the Worker-Peasant-Soldier program ended when Deng Xiaoping reinstated the National Higher Education Entrance Examination.^[1]

Notable students[]

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (since 2012), studied at Tsinghua University as a Worker-Peasant-Soldier student.^[2]
Zhao Leji (赵乐际; 1957) is a senior leader of the Communist Party of China and the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, studied at Peking University

References[]

^ ^a ^b Li, Kwok-sing (1995). A Glossary of Political Terms of the People's Republic of China. Translated by Mary Lok. The Chinese University of Hong Kong. pp. 124–25. ISBN 962-201-615-4.
^ Denis Fred Simon; Cong Cao (March 19, 2009). China's Emerging Technological Edge: Assessing the Role of High-End Talent. Cambridge University Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-0-521-88513-3.

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[glossary-1] Li, Kwok-sing (1995). A Glossary of Political Terms of the People's Republic of China. Translated by Mary Lok. The Chinese University of Hong Kong. pp. 124–25. ISBN 962-201-615-4.

[SimonCao20092-2] Denis Fred Simon; Cong Cao (March 19, 2009). China's Emerging Technological Edge: Assessing the Role of High-End Talent. Cambridge University Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-0-521-88513-3.

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