THE suicide of a high school girl in Dalian, who killed herself in emulation of her favourite pop star, has confronted Chinese parents and education experts with a new psychological phenomenon.
The 16-year-old girl, surnamed Liu, hanged herself on June 21 in this north-east China city after her mother refused to buy a CD of Hong Kong movie star and singer Leslie Cheung, whose suicide on April 1 dismayed his fans.
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