Question: What C9 League university launched a program similar to A Special Class for the Gifted Young?
Context: Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU; ) is a public research university in Shanghai, China.  Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict issued by the Guangxu Emperor, the university is one of the first national institutions of higher learning in China, and renowned as one of the oldest, most prestigious and selective universities in China.  It is one of the nine members in the C9 League of universities. Peking University (abbreviated PKU or Beida; Chinese: 北京大学, pinyin: Běijīng Dàxué) is a major Chinese research university located in Beijing and a member of the C9 League.  It is the first modern national university established in China, founded as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the ancient "Guozijian" (Imperial College).  It also served as the highest administration for education in China at the beginning of its founding.  By 1920, it had become a center for progressive thought.  Peking University is consistently ranked as the top academic institution in China.  As of 2017, it is ranked among the world's top 20 universities according to "Times Higher Education" World Reputation Rankings.  In addition to academics, Peking University is especially renowned for its campus grounds and the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture. Xi'an Jiaotong University (abbreviated XJTU) is a Chinese C9 League university with strengths in engineering, technology, management, and public health located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.  XJTU's twenty schools comprise a comprehensive research university offering programs in nine areas: science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, art, law, philosophy and education.  XJTU houses five national key laboratories, four national special laboratories, and two national engineering research centers.  XJTU's eight affiliated teaching hospitals include two ranked in China's top 100.  The university is the hub of the University Alliance of the Silk Road, an international academic alliance under the umbrella of the People's Republic of China's One Belt, One Road initiative that aims to build educational collaboration and fuel economic growth in countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and key partners worldwide. The C9 League is an official alliance of nine elite and prestigious universities in mainland China, initiated by the Chinese Central Government through Project 985 to promote the development and reputation of Chinese higher education system by founding world-class universities in the 21st century.  It is analogous to the Ivy League in the United States, the U15 in Canada, the Golden Triangle in the UK, and the Go8 in Australia.  The members of the C9 League are Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Science and Technology of China and Harbin Institute of Technology.  Together they account for 3% of the country's researchers but receive 10% of national research expenditures.  They produce 20% of the nation's academic publications and 30% of total citations. Young Rewired State (often stylized as YRS) is an organisation based in the United Kingdom, which run events and schemes for technically gifted young people aged 18 and under.  It brings together young developers, designers, and those with other technical skills to build projects (mainly phone and web applications) that attempt to solve real world problems.  Most of the developers participating in Young Rewired State events have taught themselves or learned coding skills outside the traditional school curriculum.  It was initially run as an annual event by its now-sister organisation Rewired State, and has since become its own separate entity.  The former Managing Director of Young Rewired State was Ruth Nicholls, a law graduate from Cambridge University, specialising in criminal law, penal policy and human rights. Negros Occidental High School is a public secondary educational institution in Bacolod City in the province of Negros Occidental, in the Philippines.  The school currently offers various curriculum: Special Program in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for the Special Science Class, Basic Education Curriculum for the Regular Class, Special Program for the Arts, Special Class in Culture and Sports and the Basic Education Curriculum for the Night Class. Zhejiang University (ZJU, also known as Che Kiang University; ), sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China.  Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest, most selective and most prestigious institutions of higher education.  It is a member of the C9 League, the Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. The Perlman Music Program is a summer program for gifted young musicians.  Founded by Toby Perlman, wife of Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman, in 1995, the program is headquartered in Shelter Island, New York.  It offers exceptionally talented young string players, aged 12 to 18, a six-week summer residential courses in solo performance, chamber music, string orchestra and chorus singing, with a faculty led by Itzhak Perlman.  In addition to the summer program, students receive year-round mentoring and participate in international studies and performance tours. The Special Class for the Gifted Young is a program aimed to select gifted young students to enter the universities.  First established in 1978 at the University of Science and Technology of China, it was a major innovation in China's higher education.  The idea was suggested by renowned scientists such as Tsung-Dao Lee, C. N. Yang, and Samuel C. C. Ting, and supported by the then Vice-premier of the State Council Fang Yi.  The objective of the class is to explore the most efficient ways to nurture promising youth.  Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nanjing University, Wuhan University, Jilin University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology also launched similar programs.  But they were all shut down for all kinds of reasons.  For now, only the University of Science and Technology of China and Xi'an Jiaotong University still have this program. Tsinghua University (abbreviated THU; Chinese: 清华大学, pinyin: Qīnghuá Dàxué) is a research university located in Beijing and a member of the C9 League of Chinese universities.  With its motto of "Self-Discipline and Social Commitment", Tsinghua University is dedicated to academic excellence, the well-being of Chinese society, and global development.  Tsinghua is ranked as one of the top academic institutions in China and Asia, placing 14th worldwide in the 2017 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.
Answer: Peking University