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The imperial examination and the college entrance examination from the perspective of affirmative action: assistance to disadvantaged examinees in China

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05366-x

Published Online: 2025-07-09

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Yuan, Jinshan https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3850-4536
Zhang, Aochong
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Received: 2 August 2024

Accepted: 17 June 2025

First Online: 9 July 2025

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Ethical approval was not required as the study did not involve human participants.

: This paper is a historical policy study and does not involve any individuals. Therefore, this aspect is not applicable to this article.

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