December 21, 2001
China's Top 2 Universities Try for 'World Class' Status
New money improves facilities and attracts foreign talent, but curriculums remain rigidLi Liang, a clean-cut, middle-aged psychologist, makes a quick inspection of his new $200,000 laboratory on the third floor of Peking University's psychology center. Smiling, he dashes from one immaculate room to the next, pointing at the imported equipment. "This is better and bigger than either Queen's or the University of Toronto has to offer," he says, referring to the two Canadian institutions
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