Beijing Blames the CIA for its Youth Crisis. But the Reality Is Worse

Beijing is now blaming the CIA for China’s “lying flat” trend among young people. Officials say foreign forces are spreading pessimism and discouraging hard work. But on the ground, the reality looks very different. Rising unemployment, shrinking opportunities, and mounting social pressure are pushing many young people to step back—not because they want to, but because they feel they have no way forward. This episode breaks down the stories, the data, and the growing disconnect between official narratives and lived experience—and why this quiet withdrawal is becoming one of the most sensitive issues in China today. Will the Three Gorges Dam Collapse? What Just Happened Is Alarming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD7C9xO1nVk Get your Shen Yun tickets with promo code LRT2026 to save on service fees. Official ticket link 👉 https://www.shenyun.com/tickets Lei's Soaring Notes: https://www.youtube.com/@LeisSoaringNotes Lei's Looking Glass channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LeisLookingGlass Lei's Real Talk channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LeisRealTalk Donation: https://donorbox.org/support-lei-s-real-talk-support-lei Support Lei’s work via her online shop: https://shop.leisrealtalk.com/ Sign up for my emails: https://leisrealtalk.com/ Ideas/Suggestions: [email protected] ****************** #leisrealtalk #china #uschina #chinesespy #CIA