Although primary education is compulsory in China, poorer families are unable to pay even the small fees required, compelling them to take their children out of school.

虽然小学教育在中国是义务教育，贫穷人家还是无法支付低廉的学费，他们的小孩子被迫离开学校。

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Fees for compulsory school trips are also covered in our tuition fees and optional school trip expenses are borne by the parents or guardians.

费用义务学校旅行也覆盖在我们的学费和可选的学校旅行费用由父母或监护人承担。

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Responding to the idea of more compulsory fees, the British Retail Consortium said the industry was already making progress.

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FASB, would hand the responsibility for its funding to the Treasury, which would levy compulsory fees on companies and accounting firms.

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From this year, said Mr Wen, schools would no longer charge tuition or other fees for children having their compulsory education (up to the end of junior high school).

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