Young Chinese 'almost forget' aspirations amid demographic tumult

Surgeons, civil servants and teachers turn to livestreaming and running food stalls

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People buy street food at a night market stall in Dunhuang, Gansu province, China, on Oct. 15, 2024. The job market is challenging even for doctors, so some have opened their own food stalls. © Reuters

Ilaria Maria Sala is a Hong Kong-based freelance journalist and writer, focusing on societal changes, cities, heritage and cultural developments. Cheung Hok Hang is a freelance journalist with a focus on art markets and cultural developments.

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