What is the ‘falling stars’ challenge?

China’s favourite new internet trend highlights the country’s stark income inequality

Falling Stars Challenge, China
Social media users show off their valuables by pretending to fall and spill them
(Image credit: Instagram)

Affluent Instagrammers in China are flaunting their wealth in a bizarre new challenge in which they pretend to fall over and scatter their luxury goods around them.

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