Netizen Voices on MSS Claim That Foreign Forces Are Funding Chinese Slackers: “If Everyone Slacked Off, Who’d Be Left To Exploit?” (opens in new tab)

In an article published to its official WeChat account on Tuesday, the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) accused unnamed “foreign organizations” of trying to brainwash Chinese youth into “lying flat” (also “lying down” or “slacking off”), a meme-fueled lifestyle trend that eschews the rat race for a simpler, slower-paced, less ambitious life. The article […]