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Young Chinese hire ‘life stand-ins’ to cook and care for elderly parents amid booming trend

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Young people in China are increasingly hiring paid "life stand-ins" to manage various responsibilities and caretaking duties for their elderly parents. This emerging phenomenon, referred to as the "stand-in economy," has become a booming trend.

The services provided by these stand-ins range from everyday tasks like cooking, running errands, and attending hospital visits to more emotionally complex interactions, such as handling awkward moments and performing necessary quarrels that younger generations prefer to avoid.

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