Youths

The Long March: Can China’s history of struggle still inspire its youth?

Ninety years after the Red Army’s Long March, China brings its revolutionary legacy to young people. But can a generation grappling with modern competition and pressures find meaning in past struggles? Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Liu Liu examines the issue.

Liu Liu

22 Oct 2026

Distrusting Beijing, encountering ‘everyday China’ in the Philippines

Younger Filipinos seem to have more nuanced attitudes towards China and encounter its soft power in different ways than their parents’ generation, but this does not mean a sea change has occurred. Academic Jan Robert R Go gives his analysis.

Jan Robert R Go

13 Oct 2026

[Big read] Can new industries lure talent back to China’s rust belt?

The affordable and idyllic life in Liaoning, Shenyang and Heilongjiang are drawing young professionals back home, but some are torn by the low wages, scarce job opportunities and an economy struggling to transform. Lianhe Zaobao associate China news editor Sim Tze Wei speaks with these returnees.

Sim Tze Wei

15 Sep 2026

[Big read] How Singapore’s boba milk-tea generation is rediscovering traditional tea

A new generation of teahouses is putting a contemporary spin on traditional tea culture, from Teochew gongfu tea and Chinese ceramics to herbal milk teas, giving young Singaporeans new ways to slow down, connect and rediscover age-old traditions. Lianhe Zaobao senior Fukan correspondent Ng Yimin finds out more.

Ng Yimin

11 Sep 2026

[Big read] Why Chinese gamers pay African youths to play for them

Chinese-run studios across Africa employ young workers to grind the game — do repetitive tasks to gain in-game currency — turning play into digital labour and exposing the opportunities and tensions behind the business. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Lim Zhan Ting finds out more.

Lim Zhan Ting

29 Jul 2026

[Big read] Shopping over politics: How Chinese goods are winning over South Koreans 

South Koreans youths are embracing Chinese brands — from bubble tea and electric cars to robot vacuums — separating politics from life products. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Kang Gwiyoung finds out why and if this could lead to improved China-South Korea relations.

Kang Gwiyoung

27 Jul 2026

Why young Americans are turning against AI

Young people in the US and elsewhere are showing their dislike for and even hostility towards AI. US researcher Benjamin Lira Luttges analyses the factors involved.

Benjamin Lira Luttges

24 Jul 2026

[Big read] Why Malaysian youths are choosing mainland China over Taiwan for degrees

For generations, a Taiwan degree meant upward mobility for Malaysian Chinese. Today, a rising China and evolving local options are changing where students choose to carve out their futures. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tan Jet Min reports.

Tan Jet Min

03 Jun 2026

Beyond trade: The human ties reshaping Indonesia-China relations

Beyond Chinese infrastructural investment or resources extraction in Indonesia, the web of exchanges formed from building mobility, education and institutional links could help to foster a more holistic approach to building bilateral relations and make them stronger, says analyst Kevin Zongzhe Li.

Kevin Zongzhe Li

28 Apr 2026

Nepal’s new guard: How Gen Z fuelled a political sea change

In an unforeseen political upheaval for Nepal that saw the Rashtriya Swatantra Party win the largest political mandate in modern history, academic Rishi Gupta explores why Balen Shah and his party struck a chord across age groups, and how the new government plans to do a balancing act between India and China.

Rishi Gupta

02 Apr 2026

Miniso: In the business of joy and emotional connections

From adopting a “glocal” strategy, to crafting a “cultural retail” model, Miniso is taking the world by storm, with Singapore as a springboard. Lianhe Zaobao senior writer Lee Kuo Ai speaks with Miniso’s chief marketing officer, Robin Liu, to find out how the company looks to build brand awareness across borders, even amid US-China trade tensions.

Lee Kuo Ai

29 Dec 2025

VTubers: China’s youth find comfort in virtual idols

In today’s China, young people live under immense academic and economic pressures, navigating precarious jobs and chronic self-doubt, while family communication often struggles to keep pace with these realities. Lianhe Zaobao visual journalist Fio Zhang explores how digital avatars reshape emotional connections, generational dialogue and companionship.

Fio Zhang

28 Nov 2025