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China’s Security Guards Live Lives on the Margin

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The demand for security guards is so high in Chinese cities that anyone can become one. As a result, the job has become a low-status last resort for migrant men.

The Class Anxieties Behind China’s Millions of Security Guards

The vast majority of Chinese urban homes are inside gated communities. Once, residents feared crime. But now, they fear something else.