With Chinese youth unemployment at a record high of 20.4 per cent, President Xi says youth should ‘eat bitterness,’ or endure hardships, to get ahead
A record-breaking number of Chinese high school students on Wednesday began the gaokao, a notoriously difficult college entrance exam that for many could define their future. But at the other end of the university experience, millions of graduates are struggling to find jobs in an increasingly dire employment market.
First established in 1952, a top score in the gaokao can potentially transport someone from the poorest village in rural China to one of the country’s top universities. A lacklustre performance can mean retaking the last year of high school, or missing out on university altogether.
Crackdowns on the tech and education sectors have wiped out millions of well-paying white-collar jobs in recent years, and in April, youth unemployment hit a record high of 20.4 per cent. This is likely to rise, as another 12 million university students are due to graduate in coming months. But despite this, the government’s response to young people’s concerns can often be brutally dismissive, an attitude which comes right from the top. Last month, Mr. Xi said Chinese youth should “eat bitterness,” or endure hardships, in order to get ahead, and encouraged them to move to the countryside, imitating his own experience during the Cultural Revolution.
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