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A dating platform has found success organizing events for high-net-worth individuals in Beijing, but questions linger over the age limits and beauty standards set for women. By Oh! Youth (36Kr) By usual standards, this singles’ mixer on the second floor of a downtown Beijing restaurant is far from ostentatious. There are no flowers, balloons, or candles; everyone’s dressed relatively casually. A few men are wearing suits, and hardly any women are wearing heavy makeup. Five or six people are squeezed into booths around small tables, on which stand virtually untouched bottles of red wine. The event takes place on a Saturday afternoon in late March at a small venue on the Wangjing Xiaojie commercial street, where the average customer spends 168 yuan ($25). The program is simple: After a round of self-introductions, participants are left to chat freely and connect with each other on the WeChat messaging app if they’re interested. However, it quickly becomes evident that the mixer i
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