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Fake ICE raids and kidnapping drills: how Chinese teens prepare for US college (www.scmp.com)
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Beijing student Lulu Lu was just preparing for bed when she was startled by loud banging at her door. When she opened the door, a man pushed his way inside, shone a flashlight in her face and shouted: “Get down. Give me your phone.” Lu froze. Moments later, she came to her senses and did as she was told, burying her face in the mattress and raising her hands above her head. The intruder blindfolded Lu, tied her hands and finally made her record a phone message for her parents – begging them to...

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[–] 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

You would think there are enough good universities in China in 2026 that students don't need to learn how to survive in a fascist country to get a good education.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, nothing fascist happens in china

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Well, I guess I meant in another kind of fascist country. I suppose Chinese citizens already know how to navigate their own repressive society.

    Also, they could get a very good education in Europe where fascism hasn't yet made a comeback.

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    • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago

    I needed to use an archive to read the full article:

    https://archive.fo/20260726130958/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3361878/fake-ice-raids-and-kidnapping-drills-how-chinese-teens-prepare-us-college

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    [–] 33 points 3 months ago (11 children)

    Why do Chinese still visit US universities, when China is actually ahead in some technology fields

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  • [–] 37 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Look up the gaokao test (link).

    Basically this is the only test that matters in your whole student career. And if you don’t do better than millions of other kids on this test, it’s easier to go to university in another country than in China. It’s technically possible to retake it but very rare.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaokao

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    It's bad enough that there's usually an increase in the number of suicides when the results are released, from students taking their own lives because they didn't so as well as hoped.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Sure, but why the US, there's heaps of other countries with better education systems..

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    Probably prestige. Despite the rivalry by the government, it hit different if you tell others you graduate from US college. Also they probably want to stay in US for work as well, a couple of year in college helps you adapt and have better chance.

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  • [–] [S] 19 points 3 months ago

    Because before Trump started his second term, it was a better place to live.

    Also it's harder normally to get into a prestigious Chinese university then a prestigious university abroad.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    China is the biggest exporter in the world.

    Therefore, if you study in a well known US university and gather international experience, it will increase your career prospects. Also, they want to perfect their English. It's hard for them to speak proper English, just like it's hard for us to speak proper Chinese. It's best learned by being exposed to it every day.

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    • [–] [S] 12 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I needed to use an archive to read the full article:

    https://archive.fo/20260726130958/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3361878/fake-ice-raids-and-kidnapping-drills-how-chinese-teens-prepare-us-college

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    • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    i’m sure this was meant as sarcasm but wow, I had to think about it.

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    • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    Scary place, the US. I suppose the locals just don’t see how scary it can be to a foreigner.

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Kidnapping for ransom? That's not really a thing in the US. I don't think there's been a successful kidnapping like that in the US during the last quarter of a century so criminals don't try it. If someone breaks into your house and ties you up and blind folds you, they don't want a ransom.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    [Citation needed]

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I googled and I think the last ransom paid was for Edith Rozenkranz in 1984 but the kidnapper was caught. If you can find recent examples of criminals asking for ransoms, getting them, and escaping, please let me know.

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