BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- As the persistently weak real estate market and trade tensions with the U.S. deepen uncertainty around China's economy, new graduates here grapple with a dire job market.
Private companies pull back on hiring even as education levels keep rising

A July job fair in northern China was packed with recent graduates. (Photo by Kentaro Shiozaki)
BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- As the persistently weak real estate market and trade tensions with the U.S. deepen uncertainty around China's economy, new graduates here grapple with a dire job market.