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Children in China
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A boy in China cried with anxiety when he realised he could not afford the taxi fare home and received a compassionate response from the driver. Photo: Douyin
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China cabby waives full fare, charges teary boy US$1.4 to teach others about kindness to his kids

Good Samaritan taxi driver hears anxious, crying young passenger calling mum on mobile phone to explain plight, reacts with compassion.

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China’s population over 65 outnumbers children for first time since 1949: survey

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China boy, 4, survives 11-floor fall after climbing to see if parents were coming home

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China boy in public spotlight for ‘handcrafting’ turbojet engine in family front room

Youngster who describes himself as ‘rocket boy’ brushes off scepticism about the authenticity of his abilities; says he is not afraid to fail.

A 14-year-old boy in China has captured the spotlight by “handcrafting” a turbojet engine in his living room. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com/Sohu
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China live-streams expose harsh training regimes designed for ‘rebellious youth’

Quasi-military schools accused of using ‘physical and sexual’ abuse to punish teenagers, leading to calls for better supervision.

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Plight of parentless China boy cared for by grandpa attracts 46 million views, prompts government aid

‘Sensible’ 9-year-old handles all the household chores, often cries in his sleep while dreaming about his dead father.

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China ‘Superdad’ pays for building of ‘marathon Dream Home’ for 300 deprived kids

Charitable PE teacher from poor background uses his long-distance running skills to turn abandoned children into top athletes, students.

China’s “Superdad” Bai Jian, a secondary school physical education teacher, used his salary and loans to build a “marathon dream home” and adopted more than 300 underprivileged children. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu/Bilibili
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China martial arts prodigy, 5, practises to point of tears for May tournament

‘Tenacious’ youngster brushes off mum’s worries about training too much; hones skills, boosts fitness under watchful eye of her dad.

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Boy, 7, is youngest professional rally car driver in China, starts racing at age 1

‘Obsessed’ youngster who started racing on a simulator as a toddler graduates to fuel-powered vehicles, aims to become world champion.

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‘Be careful or I’ll kill your family’: China mini-dramas featuring kids raise concerns

‘Toxic’ scripts, including ‘intimate interactions’ between children and adults, are slated by experts as psychologically damaging.

Chinese mini-dramas featuring children have caused concern due to their mature themes and content; one mother was alarmed by her son’s use of adult language after acting in such a show. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/iqiyi
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China girl, 12, uses lai see money to buy shop, pays mum US$440 to run it for her

Entrepreneurial youngster juggles schoolwork with mapping out business strategies, dealing with suppliers; online observers tip her for the top.

A 12-year-old girl in China used her lai see money and savings to buy a stationery shop and then hired her mother to run it for her. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China girl goes viral after confronting riding instructors for assigning vicious horses to friends

Globe trotting, ‘clear-minded, confident’ 9-year-old faces down equestrian coaches; says she has recorded evidence to prove mounts are dangerous.

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Left-behind Chinese girl’s US$120 farewell gift to migrant parents touches hearts

Thoughtful 10-year-old saves up her lai see money then hands it to migrant worker mum and dad as they prepare to leave home.

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China boy, 14, skilled in wok spinning, praised for cooking, helping in parents’ shop

Kitchen-loving kid who honed his food preparation skills as a toddler admits being ‘average’ academically; cooks like a ‘professional chef’.

A 13-year-old Chinese boy has garnered online admiration for his cooking skills in his parents’ small noodle restaurant. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China boy sues dad for using his US$11,500 red packet cash to pay remarriage costs

Court orders money-grabbing divorcee who took accumulated New Year gift money held in son’s bank account to pay back full amount.

A divorced Chinese father who took more than US$11,000 of his 10-year-old son’s Chinese New Year “red packet” money to cover his remarriage ceremony has been ordered by a court to return the full amount after the boy filed a lawsuit. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sohu
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Why this ancient custom requires kids to ‘sell ignorance’ on Chinese New Year’s Eve

Centuries-old ritual saw children run around outside assailing passers-by after hearty festive feast; tradition also seen as being good for health.

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China boy skips rope in line with likes to lose weight gets 1.8 million thumbs up

Chubby youngster in a daze after agreeing to dad’s ‘likes for skips’ idea; asks father to help him out after massive response.

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Born in China, raised in US: adoptees explore their identity at Lunar New Year

Growing up Chinese-American has not been easy for LuLu Grant and Phoebe McChesney, both wanting to fit in, while never too far from the past.

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Phoebe McChesney, left, with her twin sister and parents in the US, after their adoption from Hunan, China. Photo: Handout
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China ‘genius’ girl, 10, invests lucky money in gold to keep parents from spending

On social media, many humorously asked the mother about her daughter’s next investment move.

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Glimmer of hope? Why China’s marriage uptick could spark 2026 birth rebound

Double-digit jump in registration rate, boosted by policy and cultural tradition, offers modest upturn, but demographers are wary of weak fertility intentions.

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Small China pupil praised for carrying large load of luggage home for New Year

Teenager uses skills learned at ‘military-style’ summer camps to pack quilt, mosquito tent, slippers, training shoes; secures items with ropes.

A junior secondary school pupil has received praise from internet users for independently carrying a large amount of luggage tied to his back while travelling home for the Lunar New Year break. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo
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China girl, 7, cares for dad alone as he fights heart disease, sparks donations

Video of ‘sensible’ youngster whose relatives are migrant workers in faraway cities looking after bedridden father viewed 12 million times.

A seven-year-old girl in China single-handedly cared for her father in his hospital while he battled heart disease. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
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China public give US$2.3 million in days to hospital for cleft lip kids after urgent appeal

Beijing clinic part-run by ex-actor formerly married to ‘queen of Cantopop’ stares closure in face; vows to complete surgery on children.

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China miniseries production team slammed for exposing infant to heavy rain during filming

Boom in short-form screen productions brings exploitation of child actors who are forced to perform ‘violent’, sometimes adult, scenes.

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Chinese boy saves US$28 for 6 months for mum’s birthday shoes, touches shop owner

While many praise boy’s thoughtfulness, his mum says they never taught him about filial piety, but involving him in caring for elderly at home.

An 11-year-old boy saved for six months and took a stack of one-yuan banknotes, totalling around 200 yuan, to a shoe shop to buy a birthday gift for his mother. Photo: Douyin
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China mum makes daughter walk on knees during cold night, berates worried passers-by

Mother blames stress of debt incurred to give girl a ‘better’ education for punishment; netizens say she should ‘see a psychiatrist’.

A mother in Shanghai punished her daughter by making her walk on her knees during a cold evening. Photo: Douyin
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China girl pens love notes to late grandpa, sparks calls for better grief education

11-year-old who seldom talks about her late grandfather uses phone watch to send him ‘I miss you’ texts, details of her daily life.

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Self-taught China pupil impresses peers with TCM pulse diagnosis, praised online

Classmates queue up for youngster with facial expression of ‘an experienced doctor’; tells one boy ‘your problem is spicy food’.

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