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China’s Office of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council has issued an opinion allowing some graduate students to forgo traditional theses, with initial trials in five fields including translation and agriculture. What impacts could this have?

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国务院学位办发布意见，部分研究生不用写传统学位论文，首批拟在翻译、农业等五个专业试行，将产生哪些影响？

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First recorded Oct 20, 2026, 1:07 PM CST · latest Oct 20, 2026, 1:07 PM CST. Ranks reflect attention on each platform.

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