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China’s Generation Z is not lying flat any more
The discontent that led many of the nation’s youth to give up on the rat race is now re-emerging in street protests.
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Without efforts to eliminate the lockdowns and boost economic prospects, China’s Gen Z will be increasingly tempted to stand up.
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Adam Minter
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Over last weekend, members of China’s Generation Z stopped lying flat and joined the protests targeting Covid-19 lockdowns.
But discontent was festering even before Covid-19, and now it is breaking out as public protest on some of China’s most elite university campuses. Addressing that anger will require the government to do more than end lockdowns and incessant testing. It requires a commitment to repair the economic damage done to a young, educated generation that had higher hopes for itself.
