The entrance examination for overseas Chinese students is approved by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. The policy of joint entrance examination for overseas Chinese students was jointly issued by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Council. It is the "College Entrance Examination for Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Students", which is called the "Examination for Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Students Led by People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC) Universities". It is a special college entrance examination designed by the Ministry of Education of China for overseas Chinese and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.