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Trading faces in testing times

By Wang Huazhong (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-05-22 10:50

But Professor Mao added that China's university admittance process was still lagging behind the nation's economic development.

"A healthy and sustainable education system should recruit students on merit and also rigorously ensure students are qualified to graduate," he said. "Only then will we see fewer cases of officials abusing their power to send children to good schools."

Meanwhile, Li Dongfang, from the China University of Political Science and Law, said more stringent supervision and monitoring should be in place to prevent injustices.

But what about Wang Jiajun? Many have now turned the spotlight on her following the detention of her father, while some netizens have urged for the public to show sympathy as she may too prove a victim of the fraud.

In 2004, she was just a normal 18-year-old girl. Now, she has been stripped of her hard-earned degree and certificates, and lost her job. China Daily has been unable to contact her since the case came to light.

"I feel desperate," she had written in a short message to Luo after her father's final showdown in Tianjin. Her former classmate remained defiant, replying: "Excusing her parents means me giving up my future."

In a recent entry on Luo's blog, she wrote her parents were now under 24-hour police protection over fears of a backlash following the acceptance of the lawsuit.

The road to recovery will take time, but Luo is optimistic. As background music for her blog, she has chosen a track that contains the lyrics: "Sunshine always comes in after storm."

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