China's dwindling marriage rate is fueling demand for brides trafficked from abroad

China's marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 ...
Yahoo

5 ways China's trying to get people to have more babies — from cash incentives to cracking down on the 'bride price'

China is rolling out a slew of measures to promote marriages and boost birth rates. In 2022, China's population started shrinking for the first time in six decades. The trend has spurred renewed ...
Sixth Tone

Who’s Profiting Off China’s Bride Prices?

This is the first article in a series on bride prices. Few topics are the subject of more debate — or more clickbait headlines — in China than the sky-high bride prices found in some rural areas. Last ...
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China offering cash incentives for married couples with young brides

Love isn't the only thing sending couples down the aisle anymore. A region in eastern China is now offering newlyweds cash "rewards" as long as the bride is aged 25 years or younger, as a way to ...
The Washington Post

In China, grooms can pay for brides. Some villages want to limit the rising ‘bride price.’

The “bride price” has been around for centuries in China, and the going rate is growing steeper. China’s former one-child policy left a glut of boys — preferred by most Chinese families. Before the ...
Business Insider

China's so desperate to boost its birth rates, it's even cracking down on customary betrothal gifts for brides to help people get married more easily

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China warns its leftover men against ‘buying foreign wives’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A couple in traditional costumes pose for a wedding photo shoot at the Forbidden City in Beijing (AFP via Getty Images) The ...