A police officer wearing a face mask stands guard under a giant portrait of the late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A police officer wearing a face mask stands guard under a giant portrait of the late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 2020. Photo: Reuters
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China’s youth turn to Chairman Mao’s writings for comfort after tech executive says they sleep too much

  • Youth turn to Mao after Tencent manager posted that young people today sleep too much
  • Chairman Mao argued that while the young should work hard, the load should not be too heavy and they must also rest their bodies

Coco Feng
Coco Feng in Beijing

Updated: 8:00am, 8 May, 2021

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A police officer wearing a face mask stands guard under a giant portrait of the late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A police officer wearing a face mask stands guard under a giant portrait of the late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 2020. Photo: Reuters
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