This must be a shock to the National University of Singapore (NUS) over a test of general knowledge in China . A test of general knowledge, in return, is a test of our general knowledge and cultural understanding of China . This cultural ignorance about China is much serious than the recent shortage of examination papers in NUS as cultural understanding can not be solved overnight. It seems the university or Singapore at large has a long way to go even though there are many Chinese experts and Chinese exchanged scholars in our campuses. Chinese, American and Singapore students To NUS professors, asking Chinese students to write a short answer to “what have you learned from the Wenzhou train accident?" may be is similar to asking American students on “what have you learned from 911?” Unfortunately, one cannot expect Chinese students to have the same reaction as the American students. Or, perhaps Chinese students are more patriot than the American students. Or,...
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