HONG KONG -- China's shift toward online education due to the coronavirus pandemic means students from less-developed regions are likely to fall behind their urban peers, a new survey shows.
Only half of rural children have undisrupted access to internet classes

A primary school student attends an online Chinese class at home during in Shanghai. Access to distance learning is less widespread in rural areas, a study finds. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- China's shift toward online education due to the coronavirus pandemic means students from less-developed regions are likely to fall behind their urban peers, a new survey shows.