Exam Hall Tips + Recent Hot Topics in the Greater Bay Area
Exam Hall Tips + Recent Hot Topics in the Greater Bay Area
Compiled: May 31, 2026 Current affairs scope for exams: June 2025 ~ April 2026 (May already finalized, not included) ---
I. Subject-Specific Exam Pitfalls
Politics
Answering Guidelines
- For subjective questions, state the principle first, then integrate the material. Format: Principle + Methodology + Material Analysis
- Do not copy the material as your answer; the material should only serve as the "integration" part
- Clearly number each point (①②③); graders award points per point
- For economics questions, don't forget to include the "conducive to…" significance sentence structure High-Frequency Confusion Points
- The universality of contradiction ≠ the dialectical relationship between universality and particularity of contradiction
- The People's Congress ≠ the system of People's Congresses
- Cultural inheritance ≠ cultural development ≠ cultural innovation
- Misusing "determines" and "influences" will cost you points (e.g., "the economy determines culture" cannot be written as "influences") ### History Multiple-Choice Traps
- For "fundamental reason," choose the economic/productivity level; for "direct reason," choose the event itself
- For "reflects" type questions, choose the essence/deeper reason, not the surface phenomenon
- Options containing absolute words like "thoroughly," "completely," "eliminate" are likely to be excluded
- Pay attention to time constraints! Answer for the dynasty the question asks about Subjective Question Answering Formula
- Background questions = Politics + Economy + Ideology/Culture + International Environment
- Impact questions = Positive + Negative (or Politics + Economy + Culture)
- Comparison questions = Similarities + Differences, written by dimension
- Must use historical terminology, not colloquial language Easily Overlooked Niche Exam Points
- Grassroots governance in ancient China (village and township systems)
- Ancient world civilizations (Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India)
- Development of emerging nation-states after WWII ### Geography Multiple-Choice Common Mistakes
- "Most important factor" ≠ "influencing factor"—choose the dominant factor
- For contour line questions, if you can't tell convex from concave slopes: dense → steep, sparse → gentle; contour lines bulging towards higher elevation → valley (has a river)
- Climate type identification in three steps: Determine temperature zone → Determine precipitation pattern → Verify with location Universal Answering Framework for Subjective Questions
- Location analysis questions: Natural (terrain + climate + water source + soil) + Socioeconomic (market + transportation + policy + labor + technology)
- Measures questions: Engineering measures + Biological measures + Management measures
- Cause questions: Natural causes + Human causes Guangdong Exam Characteristics
- Likes to test areas related to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
- Comprehensive questions often present unfamiliar material, but test textbook principles; don't be intimidated by new material
- In 2025, the Yellow River relief (exogenic forces) was tested; in 2026, pay attention to endogenic forces (plate tectonics/folding/faulting) ### General Exam Tips
- Time allocation: Control multiple-choice questions within 35-40 minutes, leaving enough time for subjective questions
- Neatness points: Your handwriting doesn't have to be beautiful, but it must be neat, with clear paragraph breaks and distinct numbering
- For questions you don't know: Use the elimination method for multiple-choice; for subjective questions, write relevant principles + material analysis. Never leave a blank.
- Review order: First check if you missed any points in subjective questions, then check the answer sheet for multiple-choice --- ## II. Recent Hot Topics in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (June 2025 ~ April 2026) The Greater Bay Area, with less than 0.6% of the nation's land area, creates 1/9 of the national economic output ### 1. Launch of the "15th Five-Year Plan" (2026)
- 2026 is the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan
- The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan explicitly proposes to "consolidate and enhance the role of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as engines of growth"
- Guangdong's 15th Five-Year Plan goal: Build an industrial technology innovation center with global influence
- Possible exam angles: Regional coordinated development strategy, new development philosophy, high-quality development ### 2. General Administration of Customs' 20 New Policies (May 2026)
- On May 21, 2026, the General Administration of Customs released 20 measures in Guangzhou to further boost the integrated development of the Greater Bay Area
- Focuses on four key areas: Rule alignment, factor flow, industrial synergy, and livelihood integration
- Possible exam angles: Government functions, opening up, institutional opening up ### 3. Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center
- Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone: Jointly built by Shenzhen and Hong Kong, focusing on AI and biomedicine
- Greater Bay Area Science Forum 2025: Jointly organized by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao
- Central-local joint promotion meeting (June 2025), jointly promoted by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Guangdong Province
- Possible exam angles: Innovation-driven development, technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation ### 4. Low-Altitude Economy
- Guangdong issued the "Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Low-Altitude Economy (2024-2026)"
- Shenzhen: Qianhai low-altitude economy cross-border service scenarios, low-altitude economy and aerospace industry cluster
- Zhuhai: Macao youth enterprises developing smart drones in Hengqin
- Possible exam angles: New quality productive forces, emerging industries, development tailored to local conditions ### 5. "AI+" Action
- The 2026 government work report proposed deepening the implementation of the "AI+" action
- Guangdong: Accelerating the construction of intelligent computing centers and data infrastructure
- Shenzhen: Issued the first batch of 200 million yuan in "training vouchers," AI voucher implementation plan
- Possible exam angles: Digital economy, new quality productive forces, government macro-control ### 6. Infrastructure Connectivity
- Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link: Already open to traffic, connecting Guangzhou Nansha, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan
- Lion Ocean Passage: Connecting Guangzhou Nansha and Dongguan, expected to be completed by 2028
- Greater Bay Area Airport Cluster: 7 transport airports, Shenzhen Airport third runway, Baiyun Airport Phase III
- Integrated Rail Transit Network: Guangdong legislation to promote rail transit development in the Greater Bay Area (effective January 2026)
- Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge: Cumulative entry-exit passengers nearly 100 million, total import and export value exceeding 1.2 trillion yuan
- Possible exam angles: Location factor analysis, impact of transportation on regional development (high-frequency geography material) ### 7. Cross-Border Facilitation Policies
- "Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles" and "Northbound Travel for Macao Vehicles": Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge traffic ranks first among national ports
- "Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles": Gradually advancing
- "Cross-Boundary Wealth Management Connect": Financial connectivity
- "Hong Kong and Macao Drug and Device Connect": Cross-border sharing of medical resources
- "Bay Area Social Security Connect": Cross-border connection of social security
- Possible exam angles: One country, two systems, institutional innovation, livelihood integration (Politics + Geography) ### 8. Four Major Cooperation Platforms
- Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone: High economic synergy between Qinzhou and Macao, traditional Chinese medicine, cross-border e-commerce
- Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone: International financial city, international talent hub, international legal services zone
- Nansha: Overall development plan released, financial support policies
- Hetao: Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone
- Possible exam angles: Opening up, institutional opening up, regional development ### 9. Private Economy Promotion Law (Enacted in 2025)
- Legally and institutionally guarantees private enterprises equal access to production factors, fair participation in market competition, and effective protection of legitimate rights and interests
- Reflects the reaction of the superstructure on the economic base
- Possible exam angles: Historical materialism (superstructure and economic base), market economy, rule of law construction ### 10. Other Important Current Affairs
- 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War (2025): Establishment of Taiwan Retrocession Day
- Hainan Free Trade Port Island-Wide Customs Closure (Launched in 2025)
- Construction of a Unified National Market: Amendment of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law
- Ecological and Environmental Code (Passed at the 2026 Two Sessions)
- "Two Majors and Two News": Major national strategies + security in key areas; large-scale equipment renewal + consumer goods trade-in
- Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (2025): Outlining the blueprint for development over the next five years --- ## III. Quick Reference: Connecting Current Affairs with Textbook Knowledge | Current Affairs Hot Topic | Corresponding Politics Textbook Content | |--------------------------|----------------------------------------| | 15th Five-Year Plan | Compulsory 1: Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Enters a New Era | | Private Economy Promotion Law | Historical Materialism: Superstructure Reacts on Economic Base | | Low-Altitude Economy / AI+ | Compulsory 2: New Development Philosophy, New Quality Productive Forces | | Greater Bay Area Cross-Border Policies | Compulsory 3: Government Functions; Elective 1: One Country, Two Systems | | Customs' 20 New Policies | Elective 1: Economic Globalization, Opening Up | | Science and Technology Innovation Center | Compulsory 2: Innovation-Driven Development; Materialist Dialectics: Concept of Development | | Infrastructure Connectivity | Geography: Transportation Location Analysis, Regional Development | | Ecological and Environmental Code | Compulsory 2: Green Development; Materialist Dialectics: Concept of Connection | | Cross-Strait Relations / Taiwan Retrocession | Elective 1: National Sovereignty, National Reunification | --- 💡 Greater Bay Area material is the most favored topic carrier for the Guangdong exam paper. Both political subjective questions and geography comprehensive questions may directly use Greater Bay Area material. It is recommended to focus on mastering 3-4 of the above hot topics, and be able to analyze them from economic/political/philosophical perspectives.