Xinrou Shu
SCMP Contributor
Xinrou Shu is a freelance journalist based in China. She writes the bi-weekly newsletter Peking Quack on Substack, where she delves into China's feminism, digital and youth culture, and technology.
Xinrou Shu is a freelance journalist based in China. She writes the bi-weekly newsletter Peking Quack on Substack, where she delves into China's feminism, digital and youth culture, and technology.
Languages Spoken:
English
Shanghai and Hong Kong’s bistro boom is fuelled by young diners seeking regional flavours beyond the familiar Sichuan ma la.
It’s tagged the ‘run philosophy’ on social media – single women in their thirties with nothing to hope for in China leaving to study in the West, with no intention of returning. Post Magazine talks to some.
Unemployed or fed up with long working hours, young people in China are drawn to live-streaming for the autonomy and earnings potential it gives them. Some engage in deadly stunts, writes Xinrou Shu.
Apps such as Cece that offer tarot reading, fortunetelling and astrology are part of an online mysticism market worth US$14 billion a year. Beijing is cracking down, but they continue to target young people.
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Women in China with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are being failed by a health system ill-equipped to deal with the condition and are self-diagnosing through social media.
