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Dr YANG Jin HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION IN CHINA:Challenges and Priorities YANG Jin B.Sc M.Ed Ph.D Deputy Director-General Department of Basic Education Ministry of Education, P.R. China General social and economic policies Building a well-off society all-roundly Improving the socialist market economic system Developing a new type of industrialization which includes higher scientific and technological intensity, better economic benefit, less environmental pollution, better use of the advantage of human resources Adhering to people centred, well-rounded, coordinated and sustainable concept of development Making great efforts to build a socialist harmonious society Major Challenges Clear trend of the globalization of production and work, major multinational manufacturing and trading companies move their production and service into China. Very fierce international economic and technological competition, the Chinese enterprises are facing heavy pressure for technological innovations. The innovations of enterprises and improvement of efficiency lack strong qualified human resources support. In 2004, on average, the population of 15 years old and above had received about 8 years of education, similar to education level of the USA population 100 years ago. 2004 Major Data of the Education System 800 million of the 1.3 billion people of China live in the rural areas. Of the students receiving compulsory education, 80% is in the rural areas. The Central Government of China has been earmarking special funds for building boarding schools, providing living expenses for students from poor families and promoting modern distance education. From Sept. 2005, new curriculum is going to be implemented for all new enrollment in primary and middle education There is a urgent need for improving moral education and psychological guidance to students for developing healthy ideology, moral integrity and personal character. Education in China has important roles to pl