Codirector of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI) Hongbin Li, codirector of the UC San Diego China Data Lab (UCSD CDL) Ruixue Jia, and SCCEI researcher Claire Cousineau’s EXAM EMPIRE, an analysis of China’s education system, its emphasis on high-stakes testing, and the effects this has on both China and the United States, drawing on the authors’ personal stories as well as historical archives, extensive surveys, and economic data.