cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/51868610
Marriage registrations in China fell 6.2% year on year in the first quarter and are about half 2017 levels, official data show, underscoring the demographic strain in a country where childbearing remains closely tied to marriage.
China recorded 1.697 million marriage registrations in the quarter, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Saturday.
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The figures are the latest sign of China’s deepening demographic challenges.
China’s population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025, while its birth rate dropped to a record low, prompting warnings from demographers of further decline.
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overproduction of stem majors with no jobs+ the gender ratio from the one child policy+ HCOL, and the evergrand disaster.
Could you explain HCOL for us? I’m struggling to find anything relevant to China when I look it up.
Like the word or how it applies to China? Well, in either case: High Cost Of Living. In China.
Oh that makes so much more sense. Appreciate it!
Who would want to marry these days?
Funny enough, my older brother is visiting China… like right now this moment, for marriage lmfao (got pressured by mom)
Well, now I’m curious. I’m assuming your family comes from Canada. Why is he going to China?
My family was originally from China, now we’re in the US, most of my family are US Citizens.
I don’t think they like the idea of interracial (or even inter-ethnic) marriage… 1st generation tends to want to marry within their own ethnicity.
(piefed.ca is just a random instance I picked… I tend to avoid US-Servers for political reasons ahem cuz you know)
That’s funny. My brother is getting married to a Chinese woman (who grew up in China) who said she would rather die than go back to China, even for a vacation, even to visit her family.
I mean its not like he’s gonna live there.
Plan is to get married then do the usual marriage greencard visa route and then start a family in the US… and to them its just bussiness as usual, (they’re not even worried about trump the slightest… 👀)
Good for his wife, getting out. However… it’s not much of an upgrade.
You can um… doomscroll youtube and listen to anti-government music to make you feel better… 🤷♂️
And enjoy whatever freedoms that still remains while it lasts… 👀
