BBC · 13 Oct 2026
Paid companionship grows as loneliness rises in China
Watch: Why the lonely in China are hiring 'temporary children' "The biggest difficulty really was the loneliness. Sometimes, if I wanted to talk to someone I'd talk to the TV." Yang, 91, lives on the outskirts of China's bustling capital Beijing. Following the death of her husband, she was so lonely
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