
Harvard's William Kirby on China's higher education system and his book "Empires of Ideas"
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The Differences Between Peking University and Chinghua University
Peking University has a strong sense of its own national mission dating back to the Native Imperial times. Chinghua, particularly in the communist spirit, has become much more closely aligned with national priorities and the priorities of the party state. That said, as I was saying before, you find spirits independent and minds unfettered at Chinghua just as you do at Peking University.
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