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Korea is also worried about job problems these
days, and in China, youth unemployment is also at an all-time high. The Chinese government is also wary that the dissatisfaction of young people will increase amid such a job shortage.
The news came from our correspondent Chung Yong-tae in Beijing.
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25-year-old Lan Yuwen lives in Wuhan,
China,
and has been out of business for three months since her company went out of business after graduating from college.
To make a living, I went out to sell rice balls on the streets, but when I was chased by street vendors, I sold only one all day.
The video of her sitting down and crying bitterly has garnered more than 3 million views.
[Lan Yuyuan/Living in Wuhan, China: I got up at 1 a.m. to get ready...]
After graduating from a famous university, young people complained that they had 1 jobs in five years, but they only saved 5,5 won.
[Graduate of China Normal University: After grad school, I cleaned in the hot pot restaurant. Who would have expected such an outcome?]
Although the high-intensity quarantine policies that held back China's economic growth last year were drastically relaxed earlier this year, youth unemployment has risen to a record high.
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In recent years, the number of young people visiting traditional temples, which have been considered as a destination for adults to pray for good fortune, has increased significantly, and young people who burn incense have become a social phenomenon.
There is an analysis that it reflects the anxious psychology of young people who are forced into job difficulties and fierce competition.
The Chinese government is wary of turning them into social unrest.
On the occasion of Youth Day, President Xi Jinping said that students at the University of Agriculture had suffered deep in the countryside and called on China's youth to have this spirit.
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The state-run media also followed reports that graduates of famous universities earn 200 million won a month from garbage collection, pointing out that they should not be dismissed in their professions.
[Mr. Huang Mo/'High income from garbage collection' reporter: Education is meant to increase knowledge. I don't think education should be a shackle (to finding a job).]
However, there is a continuing backlash from young people who turn a blind eye to structural problems such as the burden of private education and housing costs, and slowing economic growth, and blame only individuals.
(Video Interview: Choi Deok-hyun, Video Editing: Jung Sung-hoon)