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Majority of Chinese netizens dream of a cross-border marriage

www.chinanews.cn 2005-03-31 13:10:42

Chinanews, Mar. 30 - Sina Net recently carried out a "Survey of Current
Chinese People's Attitudes to Cross-border Marriage" with 10,381
participants. 62.78% of the respondents dreamed of cross-border love or
marriage. When being pursued by a Chinese man and a foreign man at the
same time, 29.33% of female respondents answered that they would consider
giving priority to the Chinese man, while 10.59% chose the opposite.
75.61% believed cultural differences were the biggest concern in
cross-border marriages.
Chen Guangyao, deputy director of the Grass-roots Regime and Community
Construction Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said:" The
number of Chinese men marring foreign women is increasing gradually. To
date, of cross-border marriages, Chinese men account for one-fourth."
The divorce rate of such marriages actually outpaces their growth rate. A
survey of Chinese marriages to foreign nationals carried out by the
Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs and the Population Research
Institute of East China Normal University indicates that the divorce rate
of Canadian-Chinese couples is as high as 60%.
Some scholars point out that although these marriages are trending more
and more rational, there are obvious selfish reasons for some
cross-border marriages. Once cross-border marriages break, the Chinese
spouse will be abandoned on an "island of cultural isolation" where they
have no relatives. People should consider the possible consequences in
advance so as to avoid cross-border marriages based upon utility.

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