Despite China’s rise to the status of global power, many Chinese youths are anxious about their personal future, in large measure because the rapid changes have left them feeling adrift. The Chinese version was named the “most impactful book of 2021” by Douban, China’s premier website for rating books, films, and music.
Xiang Biao is a social anthropologist who was born and educated in China and now the director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.
Wu Qi is a journalist and an editor of ‘One Way Street,’ a Chinese literary magazine.
David Ownby is a full professor, Department of History, Centre d’études de l’Asie de l’Est, Université de Montréal.