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More unmarried women than men

Why are there more unmarried women than men, noting that the female population is less than the male population in China at present? A report on a survey of Chinese netizens' attitudes towards courtship and marriage might provide the answer. ...full story at china.org.cn

from china.org.cn on Tue, Jul 01 2008

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