Loneliness in China spurs growth of companionship economy

BEIJING — Undergraduate Xiaoyun, 20, spends her nights talking to strangers to hone her counselling skills and to earn some extra keep. The psychology major at a university in south-western Sichuan province started working part-time as a “pei liao” – or conversation buddy – in April 2023, a few months after China abruptly lifted its
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