Wall Street Journal reports Chinese young people rereading Mao Zedong's works to question the narrative of striving

On October 6, the Wall Street Journal reported that, due to employment pressure, exhaustion and shrinking housing assets, some young Chinese have begun reading Mao Zedong's early writings on class and the rights of workers, trying to explain why working hard does not necessarily bring a better life.

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2026-10-10 19:15 · 《华尔街日报》报道，因就业压力与住房资产缩水，部分中国年轻人重读毛泽东早期论述，质疑奋斗就能成功的叙事。

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Sayings · 2026-10-10 19:02 The Wall Street Journal reports that, due to employment pressure and shrinking housing assets, some young Chinese people are rereading Mao Zedong's early writings and questioning the narrative that hard work leads to success.

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