At the mainland China's Peking University and Tsinghua University, professors are classified into more than ten grades, and based on individual performance, salaries range from RMB2000 into the tens of thousands, providing a great deal of flexibility. They are using a capitalist approach to administer higher education.
以大陸的北大、清大來說，他們的教授等級有十幾級，依個人表現，薪資從二千元到幾萬元人民幣不等，其間彈性很大，他們是用資本主義的方式來辦高等教育。