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Mathematical olympiads in the People's Republic of China

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This new series of Chinese olympiads is admittedly experimental. Chinese educators are studying the results of these contests. Building upon this acquired experience, they hope to improve and expand such competitions in the future. New standards of mathematical excellence are now being established in the PRC and future mathematical olympiads will accordingly be more demanding. It appears evident that in the near future, a team from the People's Republic of China will participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad [10].

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  10. The PRC received an invitation to participate in the 1978 IMO but declined.

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    Frank Swetz & Ying-King Yu

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Swetz, F., Yu, YK. Mathematical olympiads in the People's Republic of China. Educ Stud Math 10, 435–442 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00417089

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