Inside China’s push for more marriages and children
NBC News·2026-05-13 23:13

Once the world's most populous country, China is no longer growing, hitting its lowest birth rate on record. Mainly because fewer young people are getting married. >> It's not that I don't want to get married, says Ding Ying.It's just life pressure. The reasons for the declines are partly economic with youth unemployment and housing costs on the rise. >> For the wedding ceremony, we have spent a lot of money.The marriage rate now the worst since the pandemic when China was locked down. But values around mar ...

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