As economy slows, Chinese youth face lack of jobs, fear of the future
Vol. 87/No. 31 - August 21, 2023![A jobs fair in China, where one-fifth of young people cannot find jobs today. Alienation spreads as China’s exports slump, construction falls, amid sharpening worldwide conflicts, competition.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/China_8731_750-300x214.jpg)
“You must not aim too high or be picky about work,” Huang Zongming, president of Chongqing Metropolitan College of Science and Technology in southwestern China, told more than 9,000 graduates in June. A record number of Chinese college graduates this…