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Young Chinese hire ‘life stand-ins’ to cook and care for elderly amid booming trend

  • Posted on October 4, 2026
  • By South China Morning Post
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  • 1 min read
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China's younger generation is increasingly hiring personal assistants to handle daily responsibilities like cooking and elderly care, reflecting a cultural shift toward convenience and efficiency. This emerging trend raises important questions about work-life balance and the implications of delegating personal responsibilities. While outsourcing mundane tasks offers time freedom, critics argue it may diminish authentic human experiences and weaken family bonds traditionally central to Chinese society.

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Young Chinese hire ‘life stand-ins’ to cook and care for elderly amid booming trend
Young Chinese hire ‘life stand-ins’ to cook and care for elderly amid booming trend

Outsourcing life’s mundane tasks buys us freedom, but risks relinquishing the experience of living, says online observer.
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South China Morning Post

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