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Shanghai

Jiang says 12 Chinese provinces participated when PISA entered China in 2009, but only Shanghai results were publicly released in 2010 because OECD was confident in Shanghai methodology.

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Retrospective explanation given in the 2014-07-14 Sinica episode about 2009-2010 PISA handling.

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Jiang says 12 Chinese provinces participated when PISA entered China in 2009, but only Shanghai results were publicly released in 2010 because OECD was confident in Shanghai methodology.

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The Test Is Not The Truth

2014-07-14, day precision · Education in China (Sinica interview with Jiang Xueqin)

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"...PISA entered China for the first time, and 12 provinces, including Shanghai, participated in the PISA. And in 2010, when the results were publicly..."

The Test Is Not The Truth

2014-07-14, day precision · Education in China (Sinica interview with Jiang Xueqin)

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"But I think it's pretty widely understood that Shanghai's educational system itself among Chinese cities and provinces is exceptionally good. Is that correct? Yeah,..."

The Test Is Not The Truth

2014-07-14, day precision · Education in China (Sinica interview with Jiang Xueqin)

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"...in literacy, the Chinese education system is very good. And the Shanghai school system is at the K -12 level, the very best China..."

The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · “It's An Act Of WAR!” Professor Jiang vs Gordon Chang On China, Iran & Trump | Plus Robert Pape

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"I mean, I've been I've stood in Shanghai Port, which I think is the biggest port in the world, and watched everything going out..."

Creativity Is A Scientific Rebellion

2026-04-05, day precision · Professor Jiang on teaching for creativity, agency, and empowerment @PredictiveHistory

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"...to look to some of the provinces of China like Beijing Shanghai Jiangsu and Zhejiang which really outperform other countries and provinces around the..."

Collapse Is Sudden

2025-08-22, day precision · Secret History #2: How Societies Collapse

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"...represents the death of civilization. And what is Beijing? What is Shanghai? What is Washington D.C.? What is New York? What is Paris? What..."

The Bureaucracy That Ate China

2025-03-13, day precision · Civilization #38: Twilight of the Middle Kingdom

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"Right? Beijing and Shanghai. Right? But that's not how the system works. There is a quota system in place. There's geographic distribution. Only certain..."

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