A traffic warden guides commuters pasting through the Central Business District during rush hour in Beijing on Friday, July 2, 2021. A small but visible handful of urban Chinese are rattling the ruling Communist Party by choosing to “lie flat”, or reject high-status careers, long work hours and expensive cities for a “low-desire life”. That clashes with party ambitions to make China a wealthier consumer society. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)
