China Gen Z keeps toys like real babies, celebrates birthdays, shows affection (www.scmp.com)

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So-called doll mummies create mainland market worth US$1.4 billion; say toy companions of ‘emotional support’; even ‘smell’ like their owners.

A new “parenting” trend in China is seeing young women embrace “painless motherhood” by raising cotton dolls as their own children.

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