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Chenfei Zhu

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China’s Companionship Economy: Paying for Someone to Play With Me

From video game partners to romantic role-playing games, more and more Chinese are paying for the chance to forge real connections.

04.11.2026 6

The Diplomat

Chenfei Zhu