2026-08-20
22 分钟The Economist
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Jason Palmer.
Today on the show, China's government gets serious about mental health,
and the insidious, surreptitious politics of Paw Patrol.
First up, though.
Getting mental health treatment in China is less than straightforward,
partly because there's historically been a lot of stigma around it,
mostly because it's hard to find a qualified mental health professional and pricey if you do.
But it is very much in the government's interest to tackle this growing problem.
So, in China, this hyper-competitive society
has undergone a lot of economic and social change at a rapid cliff.
So, many people are struggling to keep up, and they're struggling with mental health issues.
Sarah Wu is a China correspondent for The Economist
and a co-host of Drum Tower, our subscriber-only sister show on China.
The government is increasingly aware of this problem,
and they want to address the gaps in the system in a way that we haven't seen before.
And before we get to addressing the problem, how big is the problem?
So, there's a new paper that just came out in The Lancet, which is a medical journal,
that offers the most comprehensive estimate to date.