In an increasingly competitive market, employers demand height and weight information from job candidates. And in higher education, fitness can now be a reason to reject college applicants, officials say, all other factors being equal.

Interesting story that tells a lot about contemporary discrimination in China. Being an African-American in China, I’ve encountered similar and different taunts and jibes. Fortunately I can escape it, to a certain extent, by coming home. But for the the members of Qian Jin Zu He, escape is not really an option and that makes their story all the more intense.

They’re Big, but Not Yet Stars