NNNYT News๐คLaid Off in Midlife, Chinaโs Reform Generation Braces for Downward MobilityThe future once seemed boundless for those who grew up during Chinaโs reform era. Now in middle age, they are pinned between economic stagnation and institutional age discrimination.By Li Yuan[1] The New York Times3/21/2026, 4:38:20 AM00000