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Coming up, a new generation just arrived on campus and they are rewriting the rules of friendship.
They scroll with confidence but clam up in person.
They crave connection but keep everyone at arm's length.
From social anxiety as an identity to the rise of buddy culture, something is changing beneath the surface.
Today we're going to ask what happens when the need to belong runs into the urge to retreat.
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September brings a new wave of freshmen to university campuses across China.
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