ISBN-13: 9781118487136. by Yong Zhao. Author: Yong Zhao. Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon. Title: Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon. Format: Hardback. The secrets behind China’s extraordinary educational system good, bad, and ugly Chinese students’ consistently stunning performance on the international PISA exams where they outscore students of all other nations in math, reading, and science have positioned China as a world education leader.