New Oriental controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
East Buy script-credit and management controversy
A statement about the collaborative creation of livestream scripts provoked criticism from supporters of Dong Yuhui, who believed he had been denied appropriate credit. The dispute generated an online backlash, apologies, management criticism, follower losses, and the removal of chief executive Sun Dongxu.
2001
ETS examination-material infringement dispute
The Educational Testing Service alleged that New Oriental had copied, published, and sold examination questions without authorization. Beijing courts later upheld infringement findings involving copyright and trademark rights, while reducing the compensation assessed at the higher-court stage.