Harvard speech sparks privilege debate, China GDP growth outlook: SCMP daily highlights
From a discussion about access to elite education to the OECD trimming its forecast for China’s economy, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
1. Privilege or merit? Harvard speech ignites China debate on elite education access
Emotional remarks by a Chinese student who delivered this year’s Harvard University commencement speech have sparked a debate in China about barriers to elite education.
2. China’s GDP growth expected to slow next year amid trade strife: OECD
China’s economy is projected to grow by 4.3 per cent next year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said this week as it trimmed a 10th of a percentage point off its previous forecast in the light of ongoing world trade strife.
3. Did China’s Tiandu-1 satellite beat US competitors with critical Earth-moon orbit?
China’s Tiandu-1 satellite has entered a critical fuel-efficient orbit that synchronises with the motion of the Earth and moon, but claims that it is the first spacecraft to achieve the feat have been challenged by US and Canadian experts.