The after-school education market in China was shaken after the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping criticized profit-making after-school programs in mainland China during the “Two Sessions.” The “Two Sessions” are annual plenary sessions of China’s National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) that make national-level political decisions. A high-quality and balanced basic public education service system is needed, said Xi at the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC in Beijing on March 6, 2021, according to Xinhua News. On March 8, Ni Minjing, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, joined a discussion on “a complete ban on after-school training institutions,” during a live program of the “Two Sessions.” Soon after, official documents circulated online, issued by Beijing authorities of Chaoyang District, Changping District, and Haidian District, indicating scrutiny and reopening suspension, targeting after-school institutes teaching foreign languages, …