The primary purpose of education in societies across the Strait has been to ensure admission to a premier institution of higher learning. In fact, many views have been expressed by the Chinese in the past over the issue of specialist versus generalist or depth versus breadth in education. Ch'ien Mu, one of the greatest scholars of 20th century China, once commented that people paid too much attention to specialization, forgetting that transdisciplinary knowledge and understanding are, in fact, the most important. Doctoral candidates with little general knowledge are no longer a joke. Professionals need an exceptional Emotional Quotient to adapt to the increasing demand for knowledge integration, a global trend today. The key to education is to ignite curiosity and encourage students to use rational thinking to analyze and explore. General education is becoming increasingly popular across the Strait and is considered an important part of whole-person education.