Discussion keeps the world turning.
This is round table.
Hello.
Welcome to Roundtable, where we serve up piping hot debates on the issues that sizzle in China and beyond.
Im Liu Hong ling.
Time to sharpen your pencils.
Or maybe just charge your tablets, because in this special episode were going back to school.
As part of our series marking the 75 years of Chinas transformation, today were focusing on education.
From dusty textbooks and wooden desks to online learning and AI tutors, the way China learns has come a long way.
So whether you are a star student or prefer the back row, get ready for an education in how Chinas classrooms have kept pace with the countrys rapid growth.
For todays show, Im joined by Yu Shan and Steve Hatherley.
Now grab your virtual compass and follow us to the heart of the discussion.
After continuous effort, China has built the world's largest high quality education system.
There have been nearly 500,000 schools of all levels and types teaching 291 million students in China as of 2023.
The reason we're doing this kind of like a fact check thing is because when it comes to education, we've come a long way, and all three of us have received education in different times, in different ways.
And it's fun to take a look in different countries, in different countries as well.
Yeah, definitely.
And it's fun to take a look at what education has been in almost ancient times, especially here in China, and what has it been like or what it is like now.
And we've been doing several episodes of this series, and it has been really fun, not only because we dig out a lot of fun memories and talked about many anecdotes in different themes.
Also because I feel like with this special show, we find a way to kind of like streamline or put in place some of the facts that we felt worth sharing to not only audience in China, but also overseas audiences.