‘People Like Me’: We Need to Talk About China’s Invisible Blue-Collar Workers 🦺 | Following the Yuan
China isn’t typically associated with classism, but on some levels, it embodies it even more unapologetically than societies elsewhere actively confronting it.
Talking to Chinese cab drivers can often result in personal or political discussions, and sometimes it’s a combination of both. During one ride in Fuzhou earlier this year, my chat spontaneously veered toward Taiwan with the seemingly reserved middle-aged man, likely in his 50s.
“I wouldn’t mind a war, people like me could only change our status when th…
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