The conflict between liberal arts and STEM majors has been debated in China for the past few decades. The debate reflects a STEM-first education culture in China, which developed because the contemporary education system was modeled after the Soviet Union and focused on the development of industrialization. This situation is quite different from the central role that liberal arts studies played in China’s historical development. The argument that this article is trying to state is not that the STEM major is not worthy of being valued but that both majors should be given similar weight.