AI surveillance to ensure safe, fair gaokao

The number of students who registered for this year's national college entrance examination, or gaokao, has reached 13.35 million, a drop of 70,000 from the previous year, the Ministry of Education said on Wednesday.

Local authorities have been urged to ensure a safe and fair examination, which will begin on June 7.

To bolster exam security, the ministry said in an online statement that risk assessments will be strengthened, regulations updated and checks intensified at key locations such as printing centers.