To be honest I am 67, but again age wasn't mentioned. By the way after driving for 50 years, holding in the past a car, motorcycle, bus, articulated vehicle as well as a tracked vehicle line de, I have Never had an accident nor been taken to court in what believe to be 17 countries I have driven in.

I really feel isolated now.

Licence is for cars only. I contacted KM authorities and asked did I need to send my licence back to them for renewal, their answer was no, can be done in Dongguan.
On a different note, I have an SUV bought and registered in KM, which I drove to Dongguan, where I now live. Trying to re register the car here was a total nightmare and I find it easier to send the car to KM every year to have its annual test and registration.
Its all a bit big brother (ish)

But the fact is Hotwater, I passed my test in Kunming and am now in Guangdong where I tried to renew. And that is what the licensing office told me.

There have been many posts on here regarding attaining a Chinese licence, however has any one heard of this one before.
This year my six year old licence was up for renewal, after doing all the required paper work, I went to the local licensing office to renew.
I was stunned and shocked to learn that after the full first year of issue, my licence was deemed invalid.
Reason being, with every licence comes a paper that should be chopped every year after passing a required medical exam.
I did not know of this requirement and I shudder to think that I have been driving illegally for five years. Luckily the issuing officer was very pleasant and said to me that I was not alone in not realising this.
How about you guys, are you aware ?

The post from the OP shows a huge red flag. He states 'I have been a student there for many years'.

It has been rumoured for a while now that foreigners, who use a student visa to stay in china would come under scrutiny.

Not for one moment am I suggesting the OP is taking advantage, but perhaps his school have been put under pressure by the government. It must also be said that Institutions would probably not lose income voluntarily.

As it happens, this last six months has seen Thailand clamping down on exactly the same Ed Visas.