The trouble with red envelopes

红包之烦恼

Round Table China

2026-02-26

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Remember when a red envelope felt like magic? Not for the cash inside, but for the luck it carried. Somewhere along the way, that magic got replaced by a calculator. With campaigns now capping the cash, can we save the hongbao from the 'monetary arms race'? / Decoding the picky eater (18:36). On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushun.
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

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  • Coming up, remember when a red envelope felt like magic?

  • Not for the cash per se, but for the luck?

  • Well, somewhere along the way, that magic got replaced by a calculator.

  • With campaigns now capping the cash,

  • we're asking if we can save the Hongbao from the monetary arms race.

  • After that,

  • what if your child's hatred of broccoli started way before they took their first bite of solid food?

  • New research reveals that the battle for the dinner plate might be won or lost in the whom is picky eating a genuine biological survival mechanism or a side effect of modern convenience.

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  • And now, every new year, a flash of red lands in a child's hands.

  • A quiet calculation begins at that very moment, not in the child's mind, but in the adult's minds.

  • The red envelope or the Hongbao is meant to symbolize a blessing or some luck or some love,

  • yet somehow each year it edges closer to a subtle competition.