Marxism is still a mandatory subject in China. In one instance the exam date for a course I was taking as an exchange student had to be changed because some of the PhD students might have missed their examination on Marxism otherwise.
I really wonder how contemporary Chinese students square the information from their Marxism class with what Chinese society is like today. Does the Marxism class teach real Marxism or "Marxism with Chinese characteristics"? Granted, it's doubtful most students pay much attention to it anyway, since they just need to memorize the info and regurgitate it on the exam.
