Tragic Fate for Top Chinese University Grads: 45 Jobless, Some Street Vending, Some Starved to Death
The woman in the video is a 32yearold single mother with no house, no car, and a debt of 310, 000 yuan. After her divorce, she sought employment, but with China currently facing a widespread economic downturn, finding a stable whitecollar job has proven difficult despite her prestigious university degree. Without connections or a social network, she found that receptionist or sales positions only offered a monthly salary of 3, 000 yuanfar from enough to repay her debts or adequately care for her child. As a result, she turned to creating content on social media while also running a street stall to make ends meet, all while enduring ridicule from others. Coming from an underprivileged background, she was taught from a young age to study hard, get into college, and secure a stable job, as if that was the only way to escape poverty and change her fate. But, the reality is that after becoming a mother, finding a job has become incredibly difficult. This academically successful woman is now questioning everythin
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