Li Yijuan is a writer and journalist. Her passions include cross-cultural dynamics, the ills of modernity, collective trauma, and weird food. Most of the time, she writes fiction and nonfiction about everything she encounters or is about to encounter. Recently, she has been fascinated with China-Africa topics.
China’s youth unemployment rate is soaring, and competition for good jobs is fiercer than ever. At the same time, young people are choosing to exit the rat race, jump between jobs, or quit working altogether. What gives?
Why do the Chinese work so hard? And is it a good thing?