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Three Chinese economists sent 4,500 fabricated resumes to 2,250 real job openings and found applicants with overseas master's degrees were 16.2 percent less likely to hear back — the first hard measurement of a fading 'sea turtle' premium that China's internet has been arguing about for years.

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Touch or Groping: a Woman's Viral Accusation Against a 4-Year-Old Boy Backfires

A content creator said a 4-year-old boy groped her in a Changsha restaurant. Surveillance video shows a running toddler's accidental brush, and the lawsuit she now says she is pursuing has made her case China's argument of the week about proportionate grievance, parenting, and the pursuit of online traffic.

A UN General Assembly resolution encouraging countries to drop the 400-year-old Mercator projection in favour of the Equal Earth map — the United States the lone reported 'no' vote — trended on Chinese social media this week, where users argued the change corrects a centuries-old visual distortion of Africa and the global south.