Life in China: Chaos in a military compound and the boy who collects recyclables

Life in China: Chaos in a military compound and the boy who collects recyclables

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Many Chinese believe their country is on the brink of one or several larger-scale political, economic, and even military turmoil. Life has become unbearable for everyone: young and old, poor and wealthy, the underclasses and the privileged. A video documenting skirmishes in a military family compound in Beijing shows us the division within the privileged class. The story of a boy who makes a living by collecting recyclables breaks my heart. The jobless young people in large cities. And the poisonous food the Chinese have been eating for decades. The situation is urgent and demands a change.

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