In high stakes games like college admissions, the pressure to win drives many people to commit fraud. I am skeptical that Chinese parents are committing fraud in greater numbers than American parents- it's just easier for admissions officers to filter and check the Chinese applicants (via interview to check the validity of the TOEFL score, as described in the article).
It would be interesting to read about what all parents do, instead of joining the popular parade of articles dehumanizing the Chinese.
In fact I did. It is possible we had different interpretations. The article highlighted a young woman's journey while pounding out the general "otherness" of the Chinese, and without any reflection on the parallels that occur everywhere. It's another to add to the pile.
