Chinese youth

Generation Xi

Young Chinese are both patriotic and socially progressive. That mix is already changing their country, says Stephanie Studer, our China correspondent

Chinese youth

Young Chinese are both patriotic and socially progressive

That mix is already changing their country, says Stephanie Studer, our China correspondent

The rural-urban divide

The gap between China’s rural and urban youth is closing

But it remains large, even as more youngsters return home to the countryside

Patriotism and the party

How nationalism is shaping China’s young

They feel more defensive than ever of their country’s achievements

Subcultures

How to rebel in China

The alternatives are rave or pray

Views of the world

As attitudes to the West sour, China’s students turn home

They think China is best served by picking aspects of Western culture that suit it

Values, identity and activism

Individualism reigns in China—and with it, more social responsibility

Young people are testing the limits of a regime that has long been suspicious of citizen-led movements

Children of the revolution

Might freedom-seeking youths rise up again?

Self-assured young Chinese will at some point balk at brute repression

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