Tag: lying flat

I Refuse to Work: China’s ‘Lying Flat’ Culture Comes to America

Commentary I speak from experience when I say the following: China is not a fun place to live. Constantly monitored, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, citizens find themselves victims of a perverse social credit system. Like something quite literally out of the British TV series “Black Mirror,” innocent people are punished…


Are the Chinese People Slaves?

Commentary To some readers, I’m sure, the title of the article appears to be intentionally provocative, little more than clickbait. However, when an individual becomes the possession of another, they become a slave. When one thinks of slavery in China, one inevitably thinks of Xinjiang, where literal prisoners have been tortured and raped for years. What…


A Glimmer of Hope in China: The ‘Lying Flat’ Counterculture

Commentary After an anti-China stabbing of a Hong Kong policeman late on July 1, the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the 24th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China, Hongkongers and the world are in need of a little positive energy. The stabbing caused debate between nonviolence and violence…


Beijing Criticizes Chinese Youth’s ‘Do-Nothing’ Approach to Life

“I don’t want to lean in. I want to lie down,” this famous line of comedian Ali Wong describes the desire to do nothing in one’s life and career. Unexpectedly, the “lying down” approach is catching on among young people in mainland China and has caught the attention of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The…