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Alcohol has been a fixture of professional and social life in China for decades, but a new generation is resisting pressure to drink excessively — or at all.
July 28, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDT2 minutes ago
At most weddings that makeup artist Chen Xue works these days, guests no longer toast the newlyweds with alcohol.
“It’s perfectly normal,” said Chen, 27. “Who wants champagne when you can have bubble tea?”
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