After mainland China was "liberated" in 1949, it came under a communist system in which private enterprise was not allowed. Long-established private schools like Nankai University in Tianjin and St. John's University in Shanghai became state- owned and operated.
一九四九年「解放」之後，中國大陸實施共產制度，不允許私有產業，歷史悠久的私立學校也被改制成公有公辦，如天津的南開大學、上海聖約翰大學等。