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yogthos@lemmy.ml Joined: 2020-01-18

Link: https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/best-of-the-week/honorable-mention/2026/ap-sheds-light-on-a-trend-in-china-of-young-people-retiring-early/

inari@piefed.zip Joined: 2026-02-07

Actual article is here: https://apnews.com/article/china-cheap-housing-prices-4a2825765c974497ce5a8748302de285

Abyssian@lemmy.world Joined: 2026-02-13

"Chen pays just 1200 RMB, or $168, a month for her apartment in faux Venice in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu. It’s so cheap that it’s allowed Chen to retire at the tender age of 28."

I'm happy for her. Really. I am.

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