"대학 나와도 남은 건 배달뿐입니다"..시진핑이 애써 감춘 '1,270만 명'의 진실 / SBS / AFTER 8NEWS / 최고운 베이징 특파원
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00:00 Intro
00:30 "I graduated from college to work as a delivery driver"… 1.5 million won for 11 hours a day
02:18 "Students were excluded"… The trap of a 15.6% unemployment rate
03:24 "It's rotten anyway, so rot even more"… 12.7 million people pouring in
04:39 Why have jobs disappeared?… Regulations, mismatches, and US-China conflict
06:14 "Xi Jinping has become desperate"… Youth frustration shaking the system
I am currently out on a street in downtown Beijing where many restaurants are concentrated. Since it is almost dinner time when orders start pouring in, you can easily spot delivery drivers waiting in a long line like this. Delivery is called 'Waimai' in Chinese, and if you look closely, the drivers are wearing colorful clothes. Yellow represents Meituan, and red represents JD.com. They roam the streets all day long wearing different uniforms for the companies they belong to.
1. "I graduated from college to work as a delivery driver"… 1.5 Million Won for 11 Hours a Day
Many of the delivery drivers had youthful faces that were immediately noticeable, so I asked a few of them directly. There was a mix of full-time and temporary workers, and their working hours were typically around 11 hours a day.
#YoungDeliveryWorker
(Do you start at 8 AM and finish at 7:30 PM?) "There are fixed working hours. There are many delivery drivers, but orders are low, so it isn't easy. Everything is more difficult because of the social environment."
The young people I met were mostly those who had just graduated from middle school (in our terms) or high schools offering vocational training and had come out to earn money; their hometowns were not Beijing.
#YoungDeliveryWorker
(Why did you come to Beijing?) "Because I can make money. Beijing is the place in the North where you can earn the most money."
In the early days, they sometimes earned around 3 million won a month, but now, due to fierce competition and a decrease in delivery orders caused by the economic downturn, they say they earn about 1.5 million won a month if they work a full month.
#YouthDelivery
"I make about 40 deliveries a day. (How much do you earn per delivery?) It's around 1,100 to 1,200 won."
Stories of young people who have turned to delivery work after failing to find good jobs despite knocking hard on corporate doors after graduating from university are often posted on social media.
#YouthDelivery
"(A guy from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) said, 'Do you know which school I graduated from? I graduated from Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics.' Then another guy said, 'I graduated from university too. I graduated last year, but I came out to work as a delivery driver this year.' It's quite a coincidence, isn't it? Three university graduates gathered together (including me)."
2. "Students Excluded"... The Trap of a 15.6% Unemployment Rate
The streetscapes of major Chinese cities today serve as a mirror reflecting the cruel reality of youth employment. According to the unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 24 recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, it stands at 15.6%. Looking solely at this figure, it is easy to mistakenly believe that the rate has dropped somewhat compared to the past when it exceeded 20%. However, there is a major catch in this figure. This is because the Chinese authorities have completely excluded students from these statistics. When China's youth unemployment rate soared to a record high of 21.3% in June 2023, the government abruptly suspended the release of statistics for over two months. Subsequently, following a statistical overhaul, they resumed publication after changing the calculation method to exclude students. The Chinese government's explanation is as follows: students' primary occupation is studying, and they cannot be considered genuinely unemployed in the job market. However, looking deeper, it appears they aimed for a so-called "optical illusion" by artificially lowering the figures through the exclusion of a large number of young people who are in a state of "employment deferral"—postponing graduation or enrolling in graduate school because they cannot find jobs. This is why estimates persist that the actual youth unemployment rate in China, based on perceived economic conditions, is likely much higher than this figure.
3. "It's rotten anyway, so let it rot even more"... 12.7 Million People Pouring In
However, amidst this situation, a record number of university graduates have flooded the labor market this year. It amounts to a staggering 12.7 million. Since surpassing 10 million for the first time in 2022, the record has been broken every year. This means that more people just entering the workforce than the entire population of Seoul are pouring into the job market all at once every year. The problem is that neither the quality nor the quantity of jobs can accommodate this explosive supply. Consequently, terms like "Tangping" and "Bailan" have been tren...
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그래서 젊은 팀장이 굉장히 많음.
그리고 996이라고, 오전 9시부터 밤 9시 까지 일하고 주6일 일하고 있음.
그렇게 일해도 큰 돈을 못범.
이게 중국 청년들 현실임.
중국은 이를 어떻게 해결 하려는 것일까?
일자리가 없으니 인민들의 소비 심리는 줄어들 수 밖에 없고,
더군다나 제대로 된 소비 시장은 서방이 잡고 대중 규제가 강화되고 있는 상황에 브릭스나 일대일로로는 물건을 찍어내도 팔 곳이 부족할 텐데.
"대학 나와도 남은 건 배달뿐입니다"..시진핑이 애써 감춘 '1,270만 명'의 진실 / SBS / AFTER 8NEWS / 최고운 베이징 특파원
SBS 뉴스
170,158 views
00:00 Intro
00:30 "I graduated from college to work as a delivery driver"… 1.5 million won for 11 hours a day
02:18 "Students were excluded"… The trap of a 15.6% unemployment rate
03:24 "It's rotten anyway, so rot even more"… 12.7 million people pouring in
04:39 Why have jobs disappeared?… Regulations, mismatches, and US-China conflict
06:14 "Xi Jinping has become desperate"… Youth frustration shaking the system
I am currently out on a street in downtown Beijing where many restaurants are concentrated. Since it is almost dinner time when orders start pouring in, you can easily spot delivery drivers waiting in a long line like this. Delivery is called 'Waimai' in Chinese, and if you look closely, the drivers are wearing colorful clothes. Yellow represents Meituan, and red represents JD.com. They roam the streets all day long wearing different uniforms for the companies they belong to.
1. "I graduated from college to work as a delivery driver"… 1.5 Million Won for 11 Hours a Day
Many of the delivery drivers had youthful faces that were immediately noticeable, so I asked a few of them directly. There was a mix of full-time and temporary workers, and their working hours were typically around 11 hours a day.
#YoungDeliveryWorker
(Do you start at 8 AM and finish at 7:30 PM?) "There are fixed working hours. There are many delivery drivers, but orders are low, so it isn't easy. Everything is more difficult because of the social environment."
The young people I met were mostly those who had just graduated from middle school (in our terms) or high schools offering vocational training and had come out to earn money; their hometowns were not Beijing.
#YoungDeliveryWorker
(Why did you come to Beijing?) "Because I can make money. Beijing is the place in the North where you can earn the most money."
In the early days, they sometimes earned around 3 million won a month, but now, due to fierce competition and a decrease in delivery orders caused by the economic downturn, they say they earn about 1.5 million won a month if they work a full month.
#YouthDelivery
"I make about 40 deliveries a day. (How much do you earn per delivery?) It's around 1,100 to 1,200 won."
Stories of young people who have turned to delivery work after failing to find good jobs despite knocking hard on corporate doors after graduating from university are often posted on social media.
#YouthDelivery
"(A guy from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) said, 'Do you know which school I graduated from? I graduated from Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics.' Then another guy said, 'I graduated from university too. I graduated last year, but I came out to work as a delivery driver this year.' It's quite a coincidence, isn't it? Three university graduates gathered together (including me)."
2. "Students Excluded"... The Trap of a 15.6% Unemployment Rate
The streetscapes of major Chinese cities today serve as a mirror reflecting the cruel reality of youth employment. According to the unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 24 recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, it stands at 15.6%. Looking solely at this figure, it is easy to mistakenly believe that the rate has dropped somewhat compared to the past when it exceeded 20%. However, there is a major catch in this figure. This is because the Chinese authorities have completely excluded students from these statistics. When China's youth unemployment rate soared to a record high of 21.3% in June 2023, the government abruptly suspended the release of statistics for over two months. Subsequently, following a statistical overhaul, they resumed publication after changing the calculation method to exclude students. The Chinese government's explanation is as follows: students' primary occupation is studying, and they cannot be considered genuinely unemployed in the job market. However, looking deeper, it appears they aimed for a so-called "optical illusion" by artificially lowering the figures through the exclusion of a large number of young people who are in a state of "employment deferral"—postponing graduation or enrolling in graduate school because they cannot find jobs. This is why estimates persist that the actual youth unemployment rate in China, based on perceived economic conditions, is likely much higher than this figure.
3. "It's rotten anyway, so let it rot even more"... 12.7 Million People Pouring In
However, amidst this situation, a record number of university graduates have flooded the labor market this year. It amounts to a staggering 12.7 million. Since surpassing 10 million for the first time in 2022, the record has been broken every year. This means that more people just entering the workforce than the entire population of Seoul are pouring into the job market all at once every year. The problem is that neither the quality nor the quantity of jobs can accommodate this explosive supply. Consequently, terms like "Tangping" and "Bailan" have been tren...