China urges its people to struggle. Some say no

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Ideas such as lying flat or wanting nothing are at odds with the Communist Party’s rhetoric

by sharing pictures of themselves lying in bed. More than 60% of over 240,000 respondents to a poll on Weibo, a Twitter-like platform, saidwas their idea of the good life. On the site, messages with the hashtag “illustrations of young people lying flat at home” have attracted about 200m views.describes a longing to escape the pressures of modern life in China, where young people are expected to work long hours, buy property, get married and have children.

Such ideas are at odds with the Communist Party’s rhetoric. Its leader, Xi Jinping, likes the word “struggle”. In 2019 an official summary of a speech he gave to young officials included more than 50 mentions of it. Struggle is an art, he told them. “We must be good at struggle.”, therefore, conveys a whiff of dissent. It hints at rejection of a political culture that encourages people to throw their all into work, for the good of the country.

State media have been swift to weigh in. “The only way to ensure a happy life is if one works hard,” said a commentary in one newspaper. Lying flat is “not only unjust but also shameful”, it added. An academic from Tsinghua, an elite university in Beijing, describedas “an extremely irresponsible attitude that not only disappoints one’s parents but also hundreds of millions of taxpayers”. Posts about his remarks have been viewed more than 400m times on Weibo.

 

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