Editor’s note for March 31, 2023

A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.

Dear reader,

Our Phrase of the Week is: Kong Yiji literature (孔乙己文学 kǒng yǐjǐ wénxué).

It’s a new online phrase that is a metaphor for the product of China’s modern education system: university graduates who are not willing to take jobs that are seen as below their university education. Click through for details.

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