Chinese Influencers Death Sparks Debate Over Youth Pressure, Job Market

High school students go through exam papers ahead of the annual “Gaokao,” or college entrance examinations, in Handan City, Hebei Province, China, on May 23, 2018. AFP/Getty ImagesThe sudden death of a prominent Chinese education influencer has sparked widespread grief and renewed focus on the pressures facing young people in an increasingly competitive job market in China.Zhang Xuefeng, a 41-year-old online educator with tens of millions of followers on Chinese social media, died on March 24 in Suzhou, China, after suffering cardiac arrest, according to a statement from his company. Chinese state media Xinhua reported that he collapsed after exercising and was pronounced dead despite emergency treatment.