BEIJING: In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It’s called, simply, “Are You Dead?“ In a vast country whose young people are increasingly on the move, the new, one-button app — which has taken the country by digital storm this month — is essentially exactly what it says it is.

A new bleak-sounding app has been downloaded in droves by many youth who live by themselves - and fear dying alone.

Popularity among Chinese Apple users highlights concerns created by rapidly changing demographics

BEIJING: In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It’s…