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‘This person loves you but doesn’t exist’: Inside China’s romance role-playing boom

In China, young women are paying hundreds of yuan to experience scripted romance, fuelling a booming industry built on manufactured intimacy. But as the boundaries between fantasy and reality blur, questions emerge about where those limits should lie.

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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore, Singapore on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
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