The State Council addressed a number of recent concerns raised by the media and the public.

On Aug 24, the Ministry of Education commented on a case in Linyi, Shandong province, in which a would-be college student received a call from fraudsters who claimed to be issuing a State subsidy to her. Earlier, the local education bureau said she could apply for the subsidy so when she received the call she implicitly trusted the callers and transmitted 9,900 yuan ($1,484) to them.

The ministry reminds all college students, especially newly-enrolled, that the State will issue subsidies via official channels, and any telephone call requiring people to transmit money should be reported.