CATALOG 2014 CHINA BOOKS sinomedia international group 书 www.chinabooks.com 2 GENERAL INTEREST GENERAL INTEREST 3 Education / Asian Studies / Biography G o n FOSTER g “The China Law Reader fills an important gap in currently available textbooks for the Chinese language. The rapidly Gaokao: A Personal Journey Behind China’s Examination Culture developing field of Chinese law makes its language as important China Law Reader "Gaokao" (pronounced “gow cow”) otherwise known as the as business or newspaper Chinese, for which there are currently National College Entrance Examination, is the modern several textbooks available. 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