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China’s Youth Are Giving Up

China’s Youth Are Giving Up
Young Chinese people chat after watching a musician perform at a “youth retirement home” in Dali, Yunnan province, China, on April 2, 2025. “Youth retirement homes” have appeared as young Chinese adopt a “lying flat” lifestyle and reject the intense work culture once common in China. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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1/20/2026|Updated: 1/20/2026
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In a large shopping mall in China’s Inner Mongolia, hundreds of people recently met for a live-streamed contest. The rules were straightforward: lie on a mattress for as long as one can without sitting up, and no bathroom breaks.
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