Michael Pettis(@michaelxpettis):Caixin: "A growing number of doctoral graduates from elite global and domestic universities are bypassing traditional careers in academia and research to take jobs as secondary school teachers in China’s major cities, driven by an oversupplied labor market and fierce competition for university posts."

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Michael Pettis@michaelxpettis

2026.09.18 07:52

Caixin: "A growing number of doctoral graduates from elite global and domestic universities are bypassing traditional careers in academia and research to take jobs as secondary school teachers in China’s major cities, driven by an oversupplied labor market and fierce competition for university posts."