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Calm, Not Showy: The Chinese Debate Over What 'Living Well' Actually Looks Like

A trending Weibo question asks what the clearest sign of a person who is truly doing well looks like, and the most-liked answers are not money or travel but emotional calm, neat hands, good skin and an absence of performance. The discussion is a window into how Chinese social media now reads class and contentment through the body.

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Chinese Auto-Parts Maker Fires 107 New Graduates a Month After Hiring Them

A Changzhou auto-parts maker dismissed nearly a quarter of the 440 graduates it had just recruited, drawing a government rebuke and reigniting China's debate over how employers treat this year's graduates. The company apologized and suspended its HR director after an official investigation.

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China Is Betting $1 Trillion on 'Six Networks' of Water, Power and Data

China says it will invest more than 7 trillion yuan this year upgrading six interlocking networks — water, electricity, computing, communications, urban pipes and logistics — as the 15th Five-Year Plan begins. The program is both a growth measure and a long-term bet on the physical and digital foundations of the economy.