The generation that's remaking China - Yang Lan
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the night before i was heading for
the night before i was heading for
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scotland i was invited to host the final
scotland i was invited to host the final
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of china's got talent show in shanghai
of china's got talent show in shanghai
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with the 80 000 live audience in the
with the 80 000 live audience in the
stadium
stadium
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guess who was the performing guest
guess who was the performing guest
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susan boyle
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and i told her i'm going to scotland the
and i told her i'm going to scotland the
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next day
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she sent beautifully
she sent beautifully
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and she even managed to say a few words
and she even managed to say a few words
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so it's not like hello or thank you
so it's not like hello or thank you
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those ordinary stuff it means green
those ordinary stuff it means green
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onion for free
onion for free
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why did she say that because it was a
why did she say that because it was a
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line from our chinese parallel of susan
line from our chinese parallel of susan
boyle
boyle
boyle
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a 50-some-year-old woman a vegetable
a 50-some-year-old woman a vegetable
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vendor in shanghai who loved singing
vendor in shanghai who loved singing
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western opera but she didn't understand
western opera but she didn't understand
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any english or french or italian so she
any english or french or italian so she
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managed to fill in the lyrics with
managed to fill in the lyrics with
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and the last sentence of nelson dorman
and the last sentence of nelson dorman
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that she was singing in the stadium was
that she was singing in the stadium was
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green onion for free
green onion for free
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so susan boyle was saying that 80 000
so susan boyle was saying that 80 000
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live audience sand together that was
live audience sand together that was
hilarious
hilarious
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so i guess both susan boyle and this
so i guess both susan boyle and this
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vegetable vendor in shanghai belonged to
vegetable vendor in shanghai belonged to
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otherness you know they were the least
otherness you know they were the least
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expected to be successful in the
expected to be successful in the
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business called entertainment yet their
business called entertainment yet their
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courage and the talent brought them
courage and the talent brought them
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through and the show and the platform
through and the show and the platform
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gave them the stage to realize their
gave them the stage to realize their
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dreams
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well being different is not that
well being different is not that
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difficult um we are all different
difficult um we are all different
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from different perspectives but i think
from different perspectives but i think
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being different is good because you
being different is good because you
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present a different point of view
present a different point of view
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you may have the chance to make a
you may have the chance to make a
difference
difference
difference
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my generation has been very fortunate to
my generation has been very fortunate to
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witness and participate the historic
witness and participate the historic
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transformation of china that has made so
transformation of china that has made so
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many changes in the past 20 30 years
many changes in the past 20 30 years
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i remember that in the year of 1990 when
i remember that in the year of 1990 when
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i was graduating from college i was
i was graduating from college i was
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applying for a job in the sales
applying for a job in the sales
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department of the first five-star hotel
department of the first five-star hotel
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in beijing great wall sheraton it's
in beijing great wall sheraton it's
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still there
still there
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so after being interrogated by this
so after being interrogated by this
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japanese manager for a half an hour he
japanese manager for a half an hour he
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finally said so miss young do you have
finally said so miss young do you have
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any question to ask me
any question to ask me
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i summoned my courage and posed and said
i summoned my courage and posed and said
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yes but could you let me know what
yes but could you let me know what
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actually do you sell
actually do you sell
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i didn't have a clue what sales
i didn't have a clue what sales
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department was about in a five-star
department was about in a five-star
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hotel that was the first day i set my
hotel that was the first day i set my
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foot into a five-star hotel
foot into a five-star hotel
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around the same time i was going through
around the same time i was going through
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audition the first ever open audition by
audition the first ever open audition by
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national television in china
national television in china
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as with another thousand college girls
as with another thousand college girls
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the producer told us they were looking
the producer told us they were looking
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for some sweet innocent and beautiful
for some sweet innocent and beautiful
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fresh face
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so when it was my turn i stood up and
so when it was my turn i stood up and
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said why women personalities on
said why women personalities on
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television always have to be beautiful
television always have to be beautiful
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sweet innocent and you know supportive
sweet innocent and you know supportive
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why can't they have their own ideas
why can't they have their own ideas
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i thought i you know kind of
i thought i you know kind of
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offended them but actually they were
offended them but actually they were
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impressed
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uh by my words and so i was in the
uh by my words and so i was in the
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second round of competition and then the
second round of competition and then the
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third and the fourth after seven rounds
third and the fourth after seven rounds
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of competition i was the last one to
of competition i was the last one to
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survive it
survive it
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so i was on on national television
so i was on on national television
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primetime show
primetime show
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and believe it or not that was the first
and believe it or not that was the first
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show on chinese television that allowed
show on chinese television that allowed
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its hosts to speak out of their own
its hosts to speak out of their own
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minds without reading an approved script
minds without reading an approved script
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and i would
and i would
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and my weekly audience at that time was
and my weekly audience at that time was
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between 200 to 300 million people
between 200 to 300 million people
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well after a few years i decided to go
well after a few years i decided to go
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to the us at columbia university to
to the us at columbia university to
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pursue my post-graduate studies and then
pursue my post-graduate studies and then
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started my own media company which was
started my own media company which was
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unthought of you know during the years
unthought of you know during the years
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that i started my career so we do a lot
that i started my career so we do a lot
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of things i've
of things i've
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interviewed more than thousand people in
interviewed more than thousand people in
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the past and sometimes i have young
the past and sometimes i have young
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people approaching me say in holland you
people approaching me say in holland you
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changed my life and i feel proud of that
changed my life and i feel proud of that
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but then we're also so fortunate to
but then we're also so fortunate to
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witness the the transformation of the
witness the the transformation of the
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whole country i was in the beijing
whole country i was in the beijing
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spitting for olympic games
spitting for olympic games
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i was representing shanghai expo i saw
i was representing shanghai expo i saw
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china embracing the world and vice versa
china embracing the world and vice versa
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but then sometimes i'm thinking you know
but then sometimes i'm thinking you know
what
what
what
are
are
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today's young generation up to
today's young generation up to
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how are they different and what the
how are they different and what the
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differences they are going to make to
differences they are going to make to
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shape the future of china or at large
shape the future of china or at large
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the world
the world
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so today i want to talk about young
so today i want to talk about young
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people through the platform of social
people through the platform of social
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media first of all who are they how do
media first of all who are they how do
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they look like well this is a girl
they look like well this is a girl
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called guame 20 years old beautiful she
called guame 20 years old beautiful she
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showed off her expensive bags clothes
showed off her expensive bags clothes
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and car on her micro blog which is the
and car on her micro blog which is the
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chinese version of twitter and she
chinese version of twitter and she
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claimed to be the general manager of red
claimed to be the general manager of red
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cross at the chamber of commerce
cross at the chamber of commerce
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she didn't realize that she stepped on a
she didn't realize that she stepped on a
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sensitive nerve and aroused national
sensitive nerve and aroused national
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questioning almost a turmoil against the
questioning almost a turmoil against the
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credibility of red cross
credibility of red cross
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the controversy was so heated that the
the controversy was so heated that the
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red cross had to open a press conference
red cross had to open a press conference
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to clarify it and the investigation is
to clarify it and the investigation is
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going on so far
going on so far
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as to today we know that she herself
as to today we know that she herself
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made up that title
made up that title
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probably because she feels proud to be
probably because she feels proud to be
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associated with charity but those
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expensive items were given to her as
expensive items were given to her as
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gifts by her boyfriend who used to be a
gifts by her boyfriend who used to be a
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board member member in the subdivision
board member member in the subdivision
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of red cross at chamber of commerce it's
of red cross at chamber of commerce it's
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very complicated to explain
very complicated to explain
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but anyway
but anyway
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the public still don't buy it it is
the public still don't buy it it is
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still boiling it shows us a general
still boiling it shows us a general
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mistrust of government or
mistrust of government or
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government-backed institutions which
government-backed institutions which
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lack transparency in the past
lack transparency in the past
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and also it showed us the power and the
and also it showed us the power and the
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impact of social media as microblog
impact of social media as microblog
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microblog boomed in the year of 2010
microblog boomed in the year of 2010
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with visitors doubled and time spent on
with visitors doubled and time spent on
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it tripled
it tripled
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cena.com a major news portal alone has
cena.com a major news portal alone has
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more than 140 million micro bloggers on
more than 140 million micro bloggers on
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quentin 200 million the most popular
quentin 200 million the most popular
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blogger it's not me
blogger it's not me
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it's a movie star and she has more than
it's a movie star and she has more than
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9.5 million followers or fans about 80
9.5 million followers or fans about 80
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percent of those micro bloggers on young
percent of those micro bloggers on young
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people under 30 years old and because as
people under 30 years old and because as
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you know the traditional media is still
you know the traditional media is still
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heavily controlled by the government so
heavily controlled by the government so
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social media offers opening to let the
social media offers opening to let the
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steam out a little bit but because you
steam out a little bit but because you
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don't have many other openings so the
don't have many other openings so the
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heat coming out of this opening is
heat coming out of this opening is
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sometimes very strong
sometimes very strong
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active and even violent
active and even violent
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so through microblogging we are able to
so through microblogging we are able to
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understand chinese youth even better
understand chinese youth even better
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so how are they different first of all
so how are they different first of all
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most of them were born in the 80s and
most of them were born in the 80s and
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90s under the one child policy
90s under the one child policy
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and because of selected abortion by
and because of selected abortion by
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families who favored boys to girls now
families who favored boys to girls now
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we are ended up with 30 million more
we are ended up with 30 million more
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young men than women
young men than women
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that could pose a potential a danger to
that could pose a potential a danger to
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the society but
the society but
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who knows we're in a globalized world so
who knows we're in a globalized world so
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they can look for girlfriends from other
they can look for girlfriends from other
countries
countries
countries
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most of them have fairly good education
most of them have fairly good education
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the illiteracy rate in china among this
the illiteracy rate in china among this
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generation is under one percent
generation is under one percent
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in cities 80 percent of kids go to
in cities 80 percent of kids go to
college
college
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but they are facing an aging china with
but they are facing an aging china with
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the population above 65 years old coming
the population above 65 years old coming
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up with 7.7 percent this year and about
up with 7.7 percent this year and about
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to be 15
to be 15
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by the year of 2030. and you know we
by the year of 2030. and you know we
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have the tradition that younger
have the tradition that younger
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generations support the elders
generations support the elders
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financially and taking care of them when
financially and taking care of them when
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they're sick so it means young couples
they're sick so it means young couples
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will have to support four parents
will have to support four parents
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who have the life expectancy as to 73
who have the life expectancy as to 73
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years old
years old
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so making a living is not that easy for
so making a living is not that easy for
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young people college graduates are not
young people college graduates are not
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in short supply in urban areas college
in short supply in urban areas college
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graduates find the starting salary is
graduates find the starting salary is
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about 400 us dollars a month while the
about 400 us dollars a month while the
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average rent is above 500
average rent is above 500
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so what they do they have to share space
so what they do they have to share space
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and squeeze in in very limited space to
and squeeze in in very limited space to
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save money and they call themselves
save money and they call themselves
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tribe of ants
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and for those who are ready to get
and for those who are ready to get
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married and buy their apartment they
married and buy their apartment they
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figured out they have to work for 30 to
figured out they have to work for 30 to
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40 years to afford their first apartment
40 years to afford their first apartment
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that ratio in america would only cost a
that ratio in america would only cost a
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couple five years to earn but in china
couple five years to earn but in china
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it's 30 to 40 years with the high
it's 30 to 40 years with the high
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rocketing real estate price
rocketing real estate price
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among the 200 million migrant workers 60
among the 200 million migrant workers 60
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of them are young people
of them are young people
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they find themselves sort of sandwiched
they find themselves sort of sandwiched
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between the urban areas and the rural
between the urban areas and the rural
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areas most of them don't want to go back
areas most of them don't want to go back
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to the countryside but they don't have
to the countryside but they don't have
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the sense of belonging they work for
the sense of belonging they work for
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longer hours with less income less
longer hours with less income less
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social welfare
social welfare
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and
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they're more vulnerable to job losses
they're more vulnerable to job losses
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subject to inflation
subject to inflation
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tightening loans from banks
tightening loans from banks
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appreciation of renminbi or a decline of
appreciation of renminbi or a decline of
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demands from europe or america for the
demands from europe or america for the
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products they produce
products they produce
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last year there were polling incidents
last year there were polling incidents
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a southern oem manufacturing compound in
a southern oem manufacturing compound in
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china 13 young workers in their late
china 13 young workers in their late
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teens and early 20s committed suicide
teens and early 20s committed suicide
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just one by one like causing a
just one by one like causing a
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contagious disease but they died because
contagious disease but they died because
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of all different personal reasons but
of all different personal reasons but
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this whole incident aroused a huge
this whole incident aroused a huge
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outcry from society about the isolation
outcry from society about the isolation
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both physical and mental
both physical and mental
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of these migrant workers for those who
of these migrant workers for those who
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do return back to the countryside they
do return back to the countryside they
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find themselves very welcome localized
find themselves very welcome localized
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because with the knowledge skills and
because with the knowledge skills and
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networks they have learned in the cities
networks they have learned in the cities
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with the assistance of internet they are
with the assistance of internet they are
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able to create
able to create
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more jobs upgrade local agriculture and
more jobs upgrade local agriculture and
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create new business in the less
create new business in the less
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developed market so for the past few
developed market so for the past few
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years the coastal areas they found
years the coastal areas they found
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themselves in a shortage of labor
themselves in a shortage of labor
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these diagrams show a more general
these diagrams show a more general
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social background the first one is the
social background the first one is the
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end goals coefficient which explains
end goals coefficient which explains
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that the cost of daily necessities has
that the cost of daily necessities has
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dropped its percentage all through the
dropped its percentage all through the
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past decade
past decade
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in terms of the family income to about
in terms of the family income to about
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37 some percent but then in the last two
37 some percent but then in the last two
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years it goes up again to 39
years it goes up again to 39
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indicating a rising living cost
indicating a rising living cost
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the ginning coefficient
the ginning coefficient
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has already passed the dangerous line of
has already passed the dangerous line of
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now it's 0.5 even worse than that in
now it's 0.5 even worse than that in
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america showing us the income inequality
america showing us the income inequality
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and so you see this whole society
and so you see this whole society
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getting frustrated about losing some of
getting frustrated about losing some of
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its mobility and also the bitterness and
its mobility and also the bitterness and
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even resentment towards the rich and the
even resentment towards the rich and the
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powerful is quite widespread so any
powerful is quite widespread so any
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acquisitions of corruptions or backdoor
acquisitions of corruptions or backdoor
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dealings between authority or business
dealings between authority or business
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would arouse a social outcry or even
would arouse a social outcry or even
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unrest
unrest
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so through some of the hottest topics on
so through some of the hottest topics on
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microblogging we can see what young
microblogging we can see what young
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people care most about
people care most about
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social justice and government
social justice and government
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accountability runs the first in what
accountability runs the first in what
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they demand for the past decade or so a
they demand for the past decade or so a
massive
massive
massive
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urbanization and development
urbanization and development
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have
have
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let us witness a lot of reports on the
let us witness a lot of reports on the
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forced demolition of private property
forced demolition of private property
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and it has aroused huge anger and
and it has aroused huge anger and
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frustration among our young generation
frustration among our young generation
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sometimes people get killed and
sometimes people get killed and
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sometimes people set themselves on fire
sometimes people set themselves on fire
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to protest
to protest
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so when these incidents are reported
so when these incidents are reported
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more and more frequently on the internet
more and more frequently on the internet
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and people cry for the government to
and people cry for the government to
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take actions to stop this so the good
take actions to stop this so the good
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news is that earlier this year the state
news is that earlier this year the state
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council passed a new regulation on
council passed a new regulation on
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house requisition
house requisition
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and demolition and pass the right to
and demolition and pass the right to
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order for stimulation from local
order for stimulation from local
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governments to the court
governments to the court
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similarly many other issues concerning
similarly many other issues concerning
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public safety is a hot topic
public safety is a hot topic
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on the internet
on the internet
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we heard about polluted air polluted
we heard about polluted air polluted
water
water
water
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poisoned food and guess what we have
poisoned food and guess what we have
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faked beef
faked beef
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they have sorts of ingredients that you
they have sorts of ingredients that you
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brush on a piece of chicken or fish and
brush on a piece of chicken or fish and
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it turned to to look like beef
it turned to to look like beef
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and then lately people are very
and then lately people are very
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concerned about cooking oil because
concerned about cooking oil because
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thousands of people have been found
thousands of people have been found
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recruiting
recruiting
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a cooking oil from restaurant slop
a cooking oil from restaurant slop
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so all these things have aroused a huge
so all these things have aroused a huge
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outcry from the internet and fortunately
outcry from the internet and fortunately
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we have seen the government responding
we have seen the government responding
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more timely and also more frequently to
more timely and also more frequently to
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the public concerns
the public concerns
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well young people seem to be very sure
well young people seem to be very sure
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about their participation into public
about their participation into public
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policy making but sometimes they're a
policy making but sometimes they're a
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little bit lost in terms of what they
little bit lost in terms of what they
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want for their personal life
want for their personal life
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china is soon to pass us as the number
china is soon to pass us as the number
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one market for luxury brands
one market for luxury brands
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that's not including the chinese
that's not including the chinese
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expenditures in europe and elsewhere but
expenditures in europe and elsewhere but
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you know what half of those consumers
you know what half of those consumers
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are earning a salary below 2 000 us
are earning a salary below 2 000 us
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dollars they're not rich at all they're
dollars they're not rich at all they're
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taking those bags and clothes as the
taking those bags and clothes as the
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sense of identity and social status and
sense of identity and social status and
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this is a girl explicitly saying on tv
this is a girl explicitly saying on tv
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dating show that she would rather cry in
dating show that she would rather cry in
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bmw than smiling on bicycle
bmw than smiling on bicycle
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but of course we do have young people
but of course we do have young people
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who would still prefer to smile whether
who would still prefer to smile whether
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in bmw or bicycle so the next picture
in bmw or bicycle so the next picture
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you see a very popular phenomenon called
you see a very popular phenomenon called
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naked wedding or naked marriage does not
naked wedding or naked marriage does not
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mean they will wear nothing in wedding
mean they will wear nothing in wedding
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but it shows that these young couples
but it shows that these young couples
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are ready to get married without house
are ready to get married without house
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without car without diamond ring and
without car without diamond ring and
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without a wedding banquet to show their
without a wedding banquet to show their
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commitment to true love
commitment to true love
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and also people are doing good through
and also people are doing good through
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social media and the first picture
social media and the first picture
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showed us that a truck caging 500
showed us that a truck caging 500
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homeless and kidnapped dogs for food
homeless and kidnapped dogs for food
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was spotted and stopped on highway with
was spotted and stopped on highway with
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the whole country watching through micro
the whole country watching through micro
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blogging people were donating money dog
blogging people were donating money dog
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and offer volunteer work to stop that
and offer volunteer work to stop that
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truck and after hours of negotiation
truck and after hours of negotiation
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five
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a hundred dogs were rescued and here
a hundred dogs were rescued and here
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also people are helping to find the
also people are helping to find the
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missing children a father posted his
missing children a father posted his
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son's picture onto the internet after
son's picture onto the internet after
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thousands of recently in relay the child
thousands of recently in relay the child
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was found and we witnessed the reunion
was found and we witnessed the reunion
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of the family through microblogging
of the family through microblogging
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so happiness is the most popular word we
so happiness is the most popular word we
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have been heard through the past two
have been heard through the past two
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years
years
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happiness is not only related to
happiness is not only related to
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personal experiences and personal values
personal experiences and personal values
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but also it's about the environment
but also it's about the environment
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people are thinking about the following
people are thinking about the following
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questions are we going to sacrifice our
questions are we going to sacrifice our
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environment further to produce higher
environment further to produce higher
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gdp
gdp
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how are we going to perform our social
how are we going to perform our social
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and political reform to keep pace with
and political reform to keep pace with
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economic growth to keep sustainability
economic growth to keep sustainability
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and stability
and stability
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and also how capable is the system of
and also how capable is the system of
self-correctness
self-correctness
self-correctness
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to keep more people content with the all
to keep more people content with the all
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sorts of friction going on at the same
sorts of friction going on at the same
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time i guess these are the questions
time i guess these are the questions
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people are going to answer and our
people are going to answer and our
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younger generation are going to
younger generation are going to
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transform this country
transform this country
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while at the same time being transformed
while at the same time being transformed
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themselves thank you very much
themselves thank you very much
[Applause]
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