Reuters reveals as economy stutters, China’s youth seek safety of civil service

Reuters shed light on how according to Chinese state media, more than 2.6 million people have signed up for the nationwide civil service exam, competing for a record 37,000 central government jobs and tens of thousands of other provincial and city government posts. Those jobs are drawing record interest this year even as cash-strapped administrations in some cities cut wages, in a sign that economic weakness in zero-COVID China is becoming endemic.