Resisting the Rat Race: From China’s Buddhist Youth to Lying Flat Movement | What's on Weibo

Supporters of China's 'lying flat' movement says it is a form of collective emotional catharsis, but state media suggest it goes against the Chinese Dream.

Share Tweet ‘Lying flat’, tǎng píng , became a hot social trend in China in 2021. It received a lot of attention since, with some media calling it an “act of resistance.” Recently, especially in the light of China’s fight against Covid-19, there seems to be more resistance against this movement, with official media claiming that China’s dedicated, patriotic youth should never choose to ‘lie flat.’ This article was commissioned and produced by the Goethe-Institut for the Standstill Magazine: www.goethe.de/stillstand “. For a German-language

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