China’s youth say no thanks to work as ‘soulless robots’, even amid bleak job prospects


After graduating from university last year, Fang Yu chose a creative life defined by insecurity, rather than searching for a mind-numbing job in a field he did not care about.

The 25 year old plies his trade as a singer at different bars in eastern China’s Hangzhou city. It may not pay well, but at least he has his freedom.

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