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The British Council has announced that IELTS exams will resume Wednesday across China after four days of cancellations due to technical issues. This disruption affected test takers during the peak period for overseas university admissions, impacting thousands of students. To address the issue, the council offered two free makeup sessions on October 19 and 20, along with reimbursement for travel and accommodation expenses incurred by those who had already traveled to testing centers.

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The British Council announced that IELTS exams would resume in China starting Wednesday after four days of cancellations due to technical issues. This disruption affected students during the critical period for overseas university applications. The organization offered two free makeup sessions on October 19 and 20, as well as reimbursement for travel and accommodation expenses for those who had already traveled to test centers. This nationwide suspension since IELTS was introduced in mainland China in 1989 is a rare occurrence.

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Chen, A. (2026, October 13). British Council to resume IELTS exams after 4 days of cancellations across China. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370728/british-council-resume-ielts-exams-after-4-days-cancellations-across-china?utm_source=rss_feed

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Technical problems cited in disruptions that struck at crucial time for mainland students at height of overseas university admissions season The British Council said its IELTS examinations across China would resume Wednesday, ending four days of cancellations stemming from technical problems that left test takers scrambling at the height of the overseas university admissions season.

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The organisation announced on Tuesday afternoon that it would hold two free make-up sessions on October 19 and 20 for affected candidates and reimburse reasonable travel and accommodation costs for those who travelled to testing centres. asserted

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The cancellations, which began on Saturday and continued through Tuesday, marked a rare nationwide breakdown since the International English Language Testing System was introduced to mainland China in 1989. asserted

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