Why ‘Quarrels during Chinese New Year’ became the top-searched topic in China

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big fights at home over their marriage and career prospects, the discussion of which they said violated their boundaries and privacy.

this year’s reunions appear to have been an especially difficult time for Chinese youth as the gap between older relatives’ expectations and the young people’s own aspirations has widened.

The country’s slowing economy coupled with societal changes have meant that an increasing number of young people are choosing to stay single or not have children.

China’s population fell by 2.08 million in 2023, more than twice the decline in 2022, ....The country’s birth rate hit a record low of 6.39 births per 1,000 people in 2023, compared with 6.77 births per 1,000 people in 2022.

the phenomenon of kong gui zu, a term used to describe those who have jitters about going home for the festivities.

the percentage of Chinese who do not contact their families has been increasing with each younger generation, according to an October 2022 online survey of 1,200 young people on the subject of duan qin – when young Chinese cut off ties with their parents or their extended family