BEIJING (AP) — In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter.
It's called, simply, “Are You Dead?"
In a vast country whose young...
LIFESTYLE
Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: ‘Are you dead?’
Jan 14, 2026, 11:59 PM
A man reacts while holding his smartphone in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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