Subdivisions of China

Students sit through class in a rural Chinese school. American writer Lenora Chu's new book is called "Little Soldiers: An American Boy, A Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve."

At this elite Chinese kindergarten, ‘We don’t pick children. We pick parents.’

October 26, 2017Books

Chinese American writer Lenora Chu was delighted when she secured a coveted spot a Shanghai kindergarten for her son. Then came the stress, anxiety and confusion. Chu’s new book about China’s education system is called “Little Soldiers.”