China's Guangdong university student stripped of financial aid after flaunting wealth


The student, who had claimed his family was experiencing financial difficulties, flaunted several Apple products and concert tickets. - PHOTO: REUTERS

BEIJING: A university student in China has had his educational subsidies and financial aid suspended after flaunting several Apple products and concert tickets.

The student, identified by his surname Zhao, enrolled in 2021 at Sun Yat-sen University’s Sino-French Nuclear Engineering and Technology Institute in Guangdong province’s Zhuhai city.

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