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Yun Juliet Zhou
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🌈 Social demographer @ UM-Ann Arbor
📝 Currently writing about gender politics and population dynamics in China
🎭 Speculative fiction enthusiast; Stand-up comedian wannabe

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December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Fake it till you make it? Inside China’s ‘pretend to work’ trend as youth face surging unemployment
It may sound playful, but experts say China’s “pretend to work” trend masks a sobering reality: a generation taught to strive now struggles to find its place.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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‘This generation doesn't want to be making the world’s shirts’: Why China’s jobless youth woes could persist
With over 12 million university graduates expected in 2025, the gap between jobseekers’ expectations and available opportunities continues to widen.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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China's population falls for a third consecutive year
China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the downturn will worsen in the coming years.
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January 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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2024 in China is a year of flagging economy—the woes of which were acutely felt by many young adults in life transitions. It is also a year of heightened emphasis on “birth-friendly society”—the pains of which were sharply felt by many young women hoping for a gender-equal future.
January 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM