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Seeing No Hope for the Future, China’s Youth Are Choosing Failure

Seeing No Hope for the Future, China’s Youth Are Choosing Failure

Last updated: January 19, 2026 12:47 pm
By Eva Fu
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The pressures in communist China are taking their toll on a generation.

Eva Fu

1/19/2026|Updated: 1/19/2026

In a large shopping mall in China’s Inner Mongolia, hundreds of people recently met for a live-streamed contest. The rules were straightforward: lay on a mattress for as long as one can without sitting up—and no bathroom breaks.

Many wore pajamas, wrapping themselves in blankets and pillows. Some brought plush toys. A stream of delivery drivers brought takeout as the contestants ate or killed time on their phones.

Eva Fu

Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]

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