Moon Chen stared down at her textbook, struggling to make sense of the words on the page. The 15-year-old felt a suffocating weight press into her chest, while her heart fluttered erratically. Chen’s mother rushed her to a cardiologist – only to be told that she should see a psychiatrist instead.
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November 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In China’s fierce race for success, mental health struggles are starting earlier
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Excerpt from SCMP Politics.