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'Digital ibuprofen' offers Chinese youth comfort through cute characters facing familiar struggles
Source: Phys.org · Published
In China, young people are encountering a myriad of challenges, from societal pressures around success to life in a highly surveilled society, that have led them to turn to the internet in search of…
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