Short Cuts: China’s Gen Z
Yun Sheng, 9 October 2025
Young people in China have never lived in a world without the internet and many have had access to smart devices since childhood. Life offline is difficult for them to imagine. They are the most educated generation in history, but they are living through an economic slump following decades of high-speed growth. The vision of upward mobility has waned, replaced by the rat race (though many...