"They are 'Precious Snowflakes', wrapped in cotton wool from day one," said Paul French, the founder of Access Asia, a China-based research company.
I don't think this is a "Chinese" issue per se. All my cousins and friends in China who have young ones definitely do not exhibit these traits. If anything, I see more of my friends and associates here in the U.S. exhibit such qualities.
gq: This is an example of irresponsibility of journalism. I am tired of the media using extreme examples as the proxy of the entire culture. It seems like he over exaggerates to grab attention. It has happened so many times that I have to clarify certain misconceptions of Chinese culture because of the irresponsibility of the media. I am sure it happens across all other cultures too.