China Cuts Thousands of 'Obsolete' Arts & Language Degrees.
One country is preparing its students to build the future. The other is preparing them to post about it.
“Grandpa, I just don’t understand. How was it that given how powerful the United States was, China was able to overtake us and dominate the world?”
— Melissa Chen (@MsMelChen) July 25, 2026
“Well.. it all started when..” https://t.co/qGFavfeZfP pic.twitter.com/hzT08ezSn3
Here's a link to an article about China cutting these degrees:
China’s universities cut 12,000 ‘obsolete’ degrees amid race to embrace AI era
The sweeping overhaul has affected over 30 per cent of China’s degree programmes, with arts and languages ditched in favour of tech-focused fields.
Carol Yang