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Chinese App Removes Paid Bowing Service for Elderly During Lunar New Year
UU Paotui removed its 999 yuan proxy bowing service after criticism; the app offers other New Year services and plans compensation for affected customers.
- On Feb 11, UU Paotui, odd-jobs app based in Henan, said it removed the Lunar New Year bowing-for-hire service, and by Feb 13 the 999 yuan, two-hour package was no longer visible.
- Designed to help those living apart, UU Paotui said the service aided people living far from family and offered triple compensation to customers who had booked.
- Promotional images showed an orange-uniform delivery worker kneeling, while the listing priced the 999 yuan , two-hour package to include buying gifts, `perform traditional etiquette`, and `one minute of auspicious blessings`.
- A People's Daily commentary on Feb 11 called the bowing service very awkward and urged closer scrutiny, while President Xi Jinping met delivery workers that day to acknowledge their hard work.
- The controversy highlighted concerns about overworked delivery workers and the proxy gig-economy, with Weibo users warning that `Filial piety should not be commoditised`.
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Lunar New Year bowing service in China stokes controversy
A Chinese odd jobs mobile app has cancelled a service that let users hire proxies to bow to their elderly relatives during Lunar New Year family visits, sparking scrutiny of China's "hire-anyone-for-anything" service sector.
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A Chinese app offering errands has been forced to remove a service that allowed users to hire others to bow in place of their relatives during the Lunar New Year, after the practice faced fierce criticism on social media.
Chinese App Cancels Lunar New Year Bowing Service After Outcry
Proxy services are common in China, where relatively low labour costs and fast-paced urban lifestyles have fuelled demand for convenience. The post Chinese App Cancels Lunar New Year Bowing Service After Outcry appeared first on StratNews Global.
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