Worker-Peasant-Soldier student
Worker-Peasant-Soldier students (simplified Chinese: 工农兵学员; traditional Chinese: 工農兵學員; pinyin: Gōngnóngbīng xuéyuán) were Chinese students who enrolled in colleges between 1970 and 1976, during the later part of the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976). They were accepted not for their academic qualifications, but rather for the "class background" of their parents. Children of workers, peasants, and soldiers were "Five Red Categories" and enjoyed privileges during the Cultural Revolution.[1]
Worker-Peasant-Soldier students became history in 1977 after Chairman Mao Zedong's death, when Deng Xiaoping reinstated the National Higher Education Entrance Examination.[1]
Famous students
- Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (since 2012), studied at Tsinghua University as a Worker-Peasant-Soldier student[2].
- Zhao Leji (赵乐际; 1957) is a senior leader of the Communist Party of China and the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, studied at Peking University
References
- Li, Kwok-sing (1995). A Glossary of Political Terms of the People's Republic of China. Translated by Mary Lok. The Chinese University of Hong Kong. pp. 124–25. ISBN 962-201-615-4.
- Denis Fred Simon; Cong Cao (March 19, 2009). China's Emerging Technological Edge: Assessing the Role of High-End Talent. Cambridge University Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-0-521-88513-3.
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