More and more Chinese parents are eyeing schools in Malaysia and Singapore. The reason? They don't want their kids to go through highly competitive university entrance exam in future which leads to a rat race that doesn't lead them anywhere eventually. These parents also want to open up more options for their kids to join a Western university, SCMP reported quoting some such parents.
In 2019, Jenny, a Shanghai-based mother, moved to Malaysia with her four-year-old daughter Miaomiao, determined to find a less stressful way to survive the educational rat race. Living on the city’s fringes meant the family faced stiff competition and bureaucratic challenges to get Miaomiao into a good school located in the city centre. With an eye on getting the girl.