China's "lying flat" movement, young people opting out of a punishing work culture by doing as little as possible, has been quietly building since 2021. This week, Beijing decided it had seen enough.

The culprit, according to China's Ministry of State Security, is a foreign host who forces the conducting of a coordinated brainwashing campaign against Chinese youth.

What does lying flat mean?

Tang ping, translated as lying flat, is a rejection of China's relentless........

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