Shrinking wallets, fading dreams- China’s youth in crisis

For much of the past four decades, modern China has been synonymous with rapid transformation. Towering skylines, bustling factories and the rise of a confident middle class seemed to chart the course of the world’s second-largest economy. Yet behind the impressive statistics and official optimism, another story is quietly taking shape—one that focuses on China’s youth (青年, qingnian).

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