Mike sez, “Newsweek posted a gallery portraying the growing hordes of college educated Chinese young people forced to cram into slums near the IT districts in Shanghai and Beijing. Here’s an excerpt from the intro: The new aspiring professionals are known as “ants” because of both their eagerness to work and a willingness to cram together in poor living conditions. China’s new white-collar underclass is developing an intimate connections as they share struggles and seek to adapt to their nation’s changing society.”
(Image: Mark Leong / Redux for Newsweek)
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