Marriages in China post biggest drop in decades amid pandemic

Rising costs and a gender imbalance keep couples from tying the knot

IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer

April 24, 2021 11:56 JST

BEIJING -- The number of marriages in China has been on a seven-year decline and there is no sign of a pickup on the horizon.

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