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.

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.

  • meowmeow@quokk.au
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    3 days ago

    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.

    • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@piefed.ca
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      3 days ago

      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… 👀)

        • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@piefed.ca
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          3 days ago

          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… 👀