[Protocol China] Meet China’s new gaming underclass

They're called "peiwan," and they act as female companions and therapists to their online male "bosses."Read the article by Shen Lu: https://www.protocol.com/china/chinas-gaming-underclass-peiwan Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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