Recently, there have been three controversies that have sparked heated interest and controversy among Chinese youth.
All of them were related to fairness and were labeled as 'parachute' and 'hereditary' controversy.
China's representative for Miss World... parachute controversy
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It is the same in China that the beauty pageant itself is not receiving the same attention as in the past amid various controversies and criticism, but a hot controversy arose last month.
This is because the Chinese representative for the Miss World pageant scheduled to be held in England was suddenly replaced.
The organizers announced that 25-year-old Qin Ze-wen would represent China in the Miss World pageant, but Luan Yue, the first-place winner of last year's China pageant, was abruptly disqualified.
The problem is that there have been several controversies over the qualifications of Chin Ze-wen, who was suddenly selected as the Chinese representative.
First of all, if the 1st place winner of the Chinese competition was disqualified and could not participate in the world competition, there are 2nd or 3rd place winners.
It was revealed that Mr. Qin was not on the list of 18 winners announced at the Chinese competition at the time, and as time passed, it was even claimed that he did not even participate in the Chinese competition itself.
Second, the controversy over academic and career fraud arose.
The organizers initially emphasized that Mr. Qin received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, a famous Chinese university, a master's degree in international finance from Fudan University, and is a working analyst at a securities firm.
However, questions arose as to whether his educational background was forged, and the securities company issued an official position saying, 'Mr. Chin is not an analyst, and has already resigned after working as an assistant to customers and organizing data.'
Cancellation of the organizer's qualifications... Spread of beauty contest dance theory
When a photo of Mr. Chin was also seen at a dinner with financial giants, criticism arose as to whether he was a parachute who secured the position of representative of China because of his personal connections even though he was not qualified.
In the end, the UK's Miss World organizers made an official statement saying that they would "investigate the controversy surrounding the Chinese representative."
The result of the investigation after a month or so was that the qualifications of the organizers of the Chinese Games were to be revoked.
The controversy seemed to end here, but it is spreading to the beauty contest dance theory.
Before the corona epidemic, there were more than 300 beauty pageants in China, and there was even a saying that beauty pageants were held every day.
However, as a serious issue of fairness has been raised, the question is whether such a contest that provides a uniform standard of beauty is still necessary.
China Writers Association Controversy Over 'hereditary' Daughter of Famous Writers
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The Chinese Writers Association's preliminary list of new members announced last month included Jia Qianchen, the daughter of renowned author Zha Pingao.
However, some literary critics continued, saying "Ja Chenchen's literary achievements are lacking, and some of her works are of a vulgar level."
In addition, the question was raised whether it was because of her father's influence that Zha Chenchen served as an associate professor at Bei University in China and vice-chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Youth Literature Association.
His father, Zhao Pingao, is a representative writer of modern Chinese literature, and is so famous that he served as vice-chairman of the China Writers Association.
As the hereditary controversy did not subside and even the state media criticized "Literature should not be hereditary", the Writers' Association eventually withdrew Jachenchen's registration as a new member.
Essay Contest 1st prize... Controversy over 'My Field Father'
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The title of the first prize in an essay contest recently hosted by the Dezhou City Writers' Association, Shandong Province, was 'My Field Father' Here, "site" refers to the administrative officer of the "county", a unit of local administrative district.
In an essay contest with the theme of 'Integrity', an article that calmly wrote down the integrity of the father who was the 'field' and his attitude as a public official won the first prize.
However, rather than the content of the article, questions arose as to whether he was chosen first because his father was a high-ranking civil servant.
In the end, the content of the first prize selection was deleted from the SNS account of the Dezhou City Writers Association.
The reason that sparked these controversies in the last month or two is 'doubts about fair competition and the selection process'.
As a result of using so-called 'back' rather than real skill, the question 'Isn't it unfair to take someone else's place' was sensitive to the younger generation.
China's high youth unemployment rate exacerbates this sense of deprivation.
In July, the unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds in China was 19.9%.
This is a 0.6 percentage point increase from 19.3% in June and is the highest level since statistics were collected.
Although it decreased slightly to 18.7% in August, it is still high.
This means that one in five young people who are willing to work economically are unable to find a job.
Those born in the 1990s, who once represented Chinese youth in their 20s, are now entering their 30s.
They alone can enjoy the fruits of the rapid economic growth,
However, the reality that the next generation, the generation born after the 2000s, is experiencing is much harsher.
Problems such as a slowdown in economic growth rate, lack of jobs, intensifying competition due to an increase in highly educated people, high living expenses due to high housing and private education expenses, and a decrease in marriage and fertility rates are holding them back.
However, it is difficult to express their dissatisfaction collectively and politically in Chinese society, where government control is strong, but recent debates over 'fair competition' act as a detour for the discontent of the younger generation.
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