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make sure that their one child was a son.
This law is the number one reason why the
gender imbalance in China has gotten way
out of hand.
Recently the Chinese government
announced that they have modified the
one-child policy and there is now a
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two-child policy.
If the parents are both
singletons, meaning they are both an only
child, they can have two children. But this
still isnt stopping women from only having
male children. It has been acknowledged
that women have been transferring blood
samples overseas to determine the gender
of the familys unborn baby, a test which is
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banned in China.
Researchers have said that by the year
2020, men can see themselves without
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wives because of the gender imbalance.
This could also end up leading to
intergenerational marriages where the wife
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is older than the husband.
Since the birth
ratio is skewed, the chances of a Chinese
man finding a spouse is very low and is
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