According to New York Times' Dan Levin, everything in the Chinese educational system is for sale, from admissions to the top schools to front row seats near the blackboard - everything has a price. This sounds great for rich families but for middle-class families or lower, an educational system that plays favoritism towards the rich, these families can't help but watch their hopes for their future sold to the highest bidder.

http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2012/11/26/chinese-system/