Can toys and companions fill China's emotional needs?
About this episode
This episode explores the rise of China's emotional economy and its implications for modern society.
China has a new buzzword: Emotional value. It is used to explain everything from blind box obsessions and AI companions to why young people are hiring strangers to climb mountains with them. In this episode of the CNA Correspondent podcast, Genevieve Woo and Correspondent Krystal Chia explore the rise of China’s emotional economy and examine what this growing search for comfort and connection reveals about modern Chinese society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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