From Npr.org: There are more young men than young women in China. That's the result of China's one-child policy, combined with gender-selective abortion driven by a traditional cultural preference for boys over girls. But that imbalance may be changing.
Part of the reason, according to the FT: Parents typically have to buy an apartment or a house for a son before he can be married off. And China's real estate boom (bubble?) is making that much harder for many families..............................................Full Article: Source
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