Fuerdai
[6] While the Fuyidai, the parents of the Fuerdai, may have reached their new socioeconomic position either through their success in business or through political connections, their children often enjoy a comfortable lifestyle with an obstacle-free life path.
It describes Chinese people born into families of high socioeconomic status, who inherited their wealth but did not create it.
In response to the pejorative "Fuerdai", another term "Chuangerdai" (创 二代) emphasizes the entrepreneurial attitudes of those born into wealth.
[16] Growing investment and international trade enabled some to accumulate large amounts of wealth, including those who had previously been poor;[16][17] they are called the "Fuyidai" (Chinese: 富一代; pinyin: Fùyīdài; lit.
[13] With mostly unrestricted access to their parent's money,[13] they stereotypically focus on "food, clothes and leisure to housing",[18] favoring well-known exquisite material goods with respect to their commercial brand and country of origin.
[14][18] According to Sherry Jueyu Wu, the consumption of distinct and reputable products forms a part of the Fuerdais' identity as a social class.
[20] Their parents are often highly influential people with management or executive positions in the private sector or the government,[20] or celebrities such as actors and singers.
Some Fuerdais, following current fashion trends, participate in the Hypebeast subculture due to their interest in social media influence.
They are stereotyped as arrogant, spoiled and hedonistic people who engage in negligent and obnoxious behavior that is worthy of widespread condemnation.
[citation needed] A competing perception of Fuerdais is that they are capable successors who sustain and increase their family's wealth.
In the stereotypical perception of Fuerdais, their family background, wealth and social influence shield them from facing the consequences of their negligent actions.
[24] In criminal incidents, it is believed that Fuerdais more easily escape punishment for their crimes due to double standards.
His son's misbehavior may have led to Ling Jihua being removed from his position as chief of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party, among other charges including corruption and bribery.
Famously, in 2016 Wang Sicong posted a photograph of his dog wearing Apple Watches worth $20,000 on social media.
