It seems that China is not the only country open to criticism in it's University education policy as this article in today's newspaper shows. Unfortunately money appears to be the prime motive in an increasing number of counties education system.

DAILY TELEGRAPH, London

UK Universities 'award degrees to non-English speakers' because they pay higher fees
By Graeme Paton, Education Editor
Last Updated: 1:20AM BST 18/06/2008
Foreign students with almost no grasp of English are being awarded degrees at top universities, according to a whistleblower.
Academics are being encouraged to give special treatment to students from outside the UK because they pay higher fees, it is claimed.
The comments - from a lecturer at an elite Russell Group university - follow fears that degree standards may be under threat at some institutions amid competition to recruit and retain more students.
Another academic said the "league table culture" was to blame for a sharp rise in the number of first-class degrees awarded over the last decade.
In a speech, Professor Geoffrey Alderman, former head of standards at the University of London, said lecturers were under pressure to "mark positively" and turn a blind eye to plagiarism - to make sure universities climb national and international rankings.
Since the mid-90s, the number of top-class degrees awarded has shot up by more than 100 per cent from 16,708 to 36,645 - while the undergraduate population has increased by just over 40 per cent.
Prof Alderman said overseas students were treated particularly leniently because they were a lucrative source of revenue for universities.