Welcome to Red Thread, Euractiv’s weekly newsletter on the EU’s relationship with China and the wider Asia-Pacific.
I’m Christina Zhao in Oceania, joined by Anupriya Datta in Europe.
This week, we explore whether the promise that helped power China’s rise is beginning to fray…
Students after sitting China’s 2026 National College Entrance Exam in the Hunan Province (Photo by Yang Huafeng via Getty Images)
On Sunday morning, nearly 13 million Chinese teenagers walked into classrooms across the country to sit an exam that has shaped modern China perhaps more than any other institution.
