Sunlands Technology (STG) 25 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to Sunlands' First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After prepared remarks by the management team, there will be a question-and-answer session. Today's conference call is being recorded.

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