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Why Chinese College Grads Are Becoming Farmers

Published by New York Times World By Jiawei Wang, Jon Hazell and Rafaela Balster · 13 October 2026 at 06:46
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Facing a competitive job market, college graduates in China are trading corporate jobs for farming, equipped with smartphones and tech skills.

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