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Males at marriage age 18 mln more than females in China
(Xinhua) -- The number of males in China at marriage age is 18 million more than that of females due to a long period of high sex birth ratio since the 1980s, according to the country's family planning authorities.
| Nobody noticed, of course... |
| ... it was illegal to have an opinion about such things at the time ... |
The sex ratio at birth in rural areas is 122.85:100, higher than the national average of 119.58:100, as compared with the normal sex ratio of 103 to 107:100, according to Zhang Weiqing, National Population and Family Planning Commission director.
| Time to have a war to kill off the excess males. But with the "one child" policy they're all sole surviving sons. |
By 2020, males aged between 20 and 45 are forecast to be 30 million more than females in the country, he said at a rural population and family planning conference in the Henan Province capital.
| Simply brilliant. Try North Korea. Or try some of those Filipina mail order brides. |
Rural families still have a preference for boys as agricultural production currently relies mainly on laborers, according to Zhang.
| In that case the fellows should be perfectly happy pitching woo at each other. |
China will continue to crack down on illegal prenatal sex selection and will try to help people discard traditional ideas of a preference for boys, the official said.
| Good idea. Start today and you see results in 16-18 years. |
Posted by: Fred 2007-11-14 |
