SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS in Beijing have been found to be renting their dormitory beds to people outside the campus via websites, such as Ganji.com and 58.com. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Thursday:

Unlike their counterparts in the West who have the freedom to live where they want, Chinese college students are often asked to stay in dormitory rooms which they share with three or five others. It is no surprise that those students who dislike sharing a room with others and prefer to live outside the campus are willing to "rent" their dormitory beds to others to make some money.

However, the beds are the property of the colleges and so the students have no right to rent them to others. Also students should not rent their beds because of security concerns.