‘Wife Shortage’ to Hit Nation in 2020s – Li Fangchao

From China Daily:

Today’s boys may face a major problem when they become tomorrow’s men – they will find it very difficult to get hitched, simply because there won’t be enough women. Sociologists are calling for swift measures to be taken to address the nation’s growing gender ratio imbalance.

China now has 37 million more males than females, the People’s Daily reported on Friday, without giving the source. And the number of males below the age of 15 is 18 million more than females in the same age group, the report said….[Full Text]

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