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Chinese youth embrace professor Biao Xiang who understands their anxiety
Original: Biao Xiang: Young people in China are fangirling over a professor who gets their anxiety
Anthropology professor Xiang Biao has become a cult figure among young people in China, who are devotedly following his work. He is praised for articulating the pressures and anxieties facing Chinese youth, including involution, burnout and uncertain job prospects, in a way that validates their struggles. His rise reflects growing public attention to mental health and the frustrations of a generation feeling squeezed by intense competition.
Why now: Young Chinese are drawn to a prominent intellectual who voices their anxieties about pressure and burnout
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