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"Not an ideal situation, but it did the trick."

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Generation Gap: On China’s Declining Marriage Rate

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Marriage Rate Dropping in China, 200 Million Adults are Single

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by Ryan Gandolfo, 21 August 2019

Foreign Couples Can No Longer Get Married in China

Next time ayi asks you why you're not married, you can tell her you're not allowed.

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