I'm an American who studied abroad at Zhejiang University in China. It was unlike anything I experienced back in the US.

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Students in a classroom at Zhejiang University
The author attended a prestigious college in China.

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I went to graduate school in China and the US. I had more educational freedom in Hong Kong.

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John von Seggern at the great wall of china
The author attended graduate school in China.

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China's military showed off laser weapons, a 'highly intelligent' tank, and a host of advanced missiles in a big parade

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Soldiers shout as they march past Tiananmen Square for the 80th anniversary parade.
China put on a grand display of its infantry, armor, missile, drone, support vehicles, and aircraft to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

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