Disappointing governments have left an entire global population of young people disenfranchised, and questioning existing systems. With a shrinking number of Gen Yers considering democracy to be a political ideal, their faith in government is suffering.

While other talk show hosts in the US are confronting the nation's political issues, The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon is avoiding touchy subject matter. But politically disenfranchised Americans are counting on pop culture to represent their views, and it's costing apolitical entertainers their audiences.

Chinese sci-fi is having a golden moment, with authors attracting audiences from across the globe and picking up prestigious international awards in the process. In addition to entertaining readers, what do stories like Hao Jingfang’s Folding Beijing reveal about that nation’s hopes and fears?

What’s got so many Chinese thinking about themselves? Why are so many women filing for divorce? And how is China’s pollution problem fuelling on-demand culture? This Cultural Snapshot uses local statistics and case studies to explore behavioural norms shared by China people in 2016.