简介：Astheworld’sattentionturnstothe2008BeijingOlympics,WIDEANGLEreportsonhowthenextgenerationofChineseleadersisbeingmolded. ChinaPrepfollowsfiveChinesestudentsthroughtheirfinalhigh-pressureyearatanelitehighschoolinSichuanProvince.EighteenhundredstudentsvieforspotsinBeijing’stoptwouniversities.Lastyearonly59madeit. Studyingsevendaysaweek,thestudents’livesareregimentedalmosteveryminuteofthedayastheypreparefortheend-of-yearexamthatcandeterminetheirfate.Formanystudentsfrompoororruralbackgrounds,astrongperformanceonthetestistheonlywaytoclimbthesocialladderandexcelwithoutconnections.Competitionisfierceandthemajorityofhighschoolseniorswillberelegatedtovocationalschools. WemeetZhangLie,whowantstostudylawandbecomeaCommunistPartymemberlikeherfather;MeiJiachin,ageniusmathematicianfromafarmingfamily;ChenZhibo,amisfitsciencestudentwithbigplanstobecomeChina’sBillGates;andGaoMengjia,adedicatedstudentwholovesmoneyandaspirestobeahedgefundmanager. Nicknamedthe“Iwant”generationbytheChinesepress,theseonlychildren–thesolefocusoftheirparents’andgrandparents’nurturingunderChina’sone-childpolicy–willbethenewclassofcorporatemanagers,lawyers,andcivilservantswhoareexpectedtopropel21stcenturyChinatosurpasstheUnitedStatesasthelargesteconomyintheworld. Howdotheambitionsoftheseteenagersreflecttherealitiesoftodayandtomorrow’sChina?Whoamongthemwillbemostlikelytosucceed–thedaughterofthePartyofficialorthefarmer’sson?Whowillbetheboss?…