This summer brought an unusual challenge to China’s higher education system: some universities couldn’t find enough students.In provinces like Guangxi, Guangdong and Shandong, dozens of private universities fell short of their enrolment targets. Many lowered entry standards to fill classrooms, yet some still had thousands of empty seats as the autumn semester began. Some public universities, in places from Yunnan to Henan and Shandong, are also facing the same challenge.The sight is jarring....