The Chinese government has warned Bangladesh citizens not to increasingly “buy foreign wives” in reports of marriage scams and human trafficking in South Asian countries.
Later on Sunday, the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka urged Chinese citizens not to “mislead” posts on social media to “mislead” quickly marrying abroad.
The embassy said that under Chinese law, marriage institutions are not allowed to provide international showdown services, and citizens are prohibited from hiding such activities through deception or profitability.
The embassy added that it is advised that Chinese citizens stay away from commercial cross-border marriage institutions and be alert to online romance to avoid economic and personal losses.
China reportedly has a surplus of 35 million men, and they are unable to find brides due to the Chinese government's thirty-year single-child policy, which prompts families to prefer boys. The girl either selectively suspends or abandons.
China has also witnessed a sharp decline in marriages, with 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, up from 7.7 million the year before. The decline is mainly driven by factors such as increasing economic pressure, increased cost of living and Chinese women’s opposition to patriarchal gender expectations.
More and more reports say that a generation of so-called “leftovers” (Shengnan Shidai In Chinese) are looking for Pakistan, Russia, Bangladesh and other countries to “buy” brides.
The growing demand for these brides has exacerbated trafficking, with children and women from South and Southeast Asian countries smuggled into China. Bangladeshi women are allegedly sold by criminal gangs under the pretext of marriage. Daily stars Report.
The embassy warns that people with illegal cross-border marriages in Bangladesh may be arrested for suspected trafficking.
Ding Changfa, an associate professor at the School of Economics at Xiamen University, faces opposition after suggesting that Chinese men could consider marrying women in Russia, Vietnam and Pakistan to end the marriage crisis.
“In rural China, we have about 34.9 million 'leftovers' who may face marital pressure to provide housing, cars and brides, with a total price of between 500,000 yuan (£51,100) and 600,000 yuan (£61,400) (£61,400). South China Morning Just like saying.
“last year [2023]the average per capita income in rural China just exceeded 20,000 yuan (£2,000). Addressing this problem may involve attracting a large number of qualified young women from overseas. ” he added.
Pakistan has been reportedly at the heart of ring trafficking, and parents in poor Christian families are forced to provide daughters to Chinese men.
Human Rights Watch said in a 2019 report that women were trafficked to China through “boreal borders and reactions from law enforcement agencies on both sides.” [has] Creates an environment where traffickers flourish. ”
The group called on China and Pakistan to face “a growing body of evidence that Pakistani women and girls are at risk of sexual slavery in China”.
