Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China’s young workers feel economic squeeze
Daily Maverick | 29.07.2026 17:44
Frustrated by stagnant pay and worried about losing her job, the 25-year-old from the central city of Wuhan recently invited another woman to move into her bedroom, slashing her monthly rent bill by 450 yuan ($66) and helping her keep roughly three quarters of her 4,000-yuan monthly income.
