No, China Has Not Banned Interracial Marriage

This article on the East Asia Tribune has got the interweb all in a tizzy. It opens:

The Supreme People’s Court of China today passed legislation that will ban Chinese women from marrying non-Chinese men, with the law coming into effect at the beginning of 2018. The policy had been fiercely debated for a number of months before it finally won approval from the required number of legislators earlier today. Civil rights groups in China have condemned the restriction, pointing out that it discriminates against women by still permitting males to enter into interracial marriages.

But take look at other stories on the site:

Singapore going to the moon?

Hong Kong mother gets pregnant with own son?

Japanese lottery winner defecates on bosses desk?

Okay, that last one might be worth checking...

But it is safe to say the East Asia Tribune is a fake news site. That has not stopped a whole load of suckers from sharing it on social media and other news sites picking up the story.

Scare over - enjoy the last day of the Dragon Boat Holiday.