Those who compete in the Gaokao, China's College Entrance Exam, are often referred to as Gaokao zhanshi, or warriors. Based on long‐term ethnographic research, this article examines how Gaokao warriors combine two types of agency that are conventionally considered contradictory: the docile cultivation of virtue and the struggle against social marginalization. I argue that analyzing this nuli fendou, or diligent struggle, can contribute to a more complex understanding of the Gaokao and similar educational competitions.
or Western business players interact differently with Uganda's patron-client system from their Chinese counterparts, and with what kind of different consequences?That said, Ugandan Agency within China-Africa Relations remains a fascinating study of African elites' political manoeuvres in an increasingly diversified landscape of international development. It is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses on South-South cooperation, China-Africa, Chinese foreign policy and African politics, among others. Its jargon-light writing style also renders it accessible to anyone curious about the ever-shifting field of China-Africa relations.
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