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2021: A PRC Youth Subculture: Lying Flat is the Right Thing to Do!

Posted on 06/13/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Here is my translation of Asteria Wang’s exploration about what Lying Flat [tangping 躺平] people mean by lying flat. I suppose that such a radically individualist philosophical and social trend would have many branches and understandings of just what it … Continue reading →

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Labor Relations Party Secretary: Guide the “Lying Flat” to Cherish Their Youthful Vigor and to See that Hard Work Pays Off

Posted on 06/13/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Guangming Daily, a top PRC Communist Party newspaper aimed at educators and intellectuals, carried a article by the branch party secretary of the School of Economics and Management of the China Institute of Labor Relations. This article was shared by … Continue reading →

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Taking it Lying Down: China’s Bereavement Youth Culture

Posted on 06/12/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

The Chinese subculture of dispirited youth called bereavement culture sangwenhua 丧文化 often symbolized by the reclining figure of a actor from a 90’s television show. One of the latest expressions of this culture is the call to tangping 躺平 “lie … Continue reading →

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