Shocking! 50 Million Chinese Bachelors Can’t Find Chinese Wives, Start Harassing Foreign Women

Summary

The video script discusses the challenges rural Chinese men face in finding spouses due to economic hardships and gender imbalances, exacerbated by the high costs of marriage. It highlights the rising bride prices and the financial burdens on rural families. The script also explores the controversial trend of Chinese men seeking foreign brides, leading to accusations of inappropriate behavior towards foreign women online. Experts attribute these difficulties to China's historical one-child policy and economic downturn, suggesting that international marriages might be a potential solution to the growing number of unmarried men in rural areas.

Takeaways

• 👨‍🌾 Rural men find it increasingly difficult to find wives, leading to a rise in single older bachelors.
• 🏠 Financial instability and lack of material assets like a house, car, and savings are major barriers for rural men seeking marriage.
• 👰 The high bride price in rural areas is a significant obstacle for average families, making marriage unaffordable.
• 🚗 Changes in societal norms and expectations have made it harder for rural men to find partners, as more women seek better prospects in urban areas.
• 🌍 Some rural bachelors turn to foreign women for marriage, resulting in reports of inappropriate online behavior and harassment from Chinese men.
• 📉 China's gender imbalance, a consequence of the one-child policy, exacerbates the difficulty for men to find wives.
• 💸 Marriage costs, including bride prices, housing, and cars, can be prohibitively expensive, leading some men into debt.
• 📊 A significant decline in marriage registrations reflects the growing difficulty and changing attitudes toward marriage in China.
• 👩‍🦰 Rural areas experience a shortage of marriage-age women, with many moving to cities or eastern regions for better opportunities.
• 🛤️ The phenomenon of high bride prices and the struggle to find wives in rural areas highlights the broader socioeconomic challenges facing China's rural population.

Q & A

Why is it difficult for rural men over 35 to find a wife in China?

Rural men over 35 find it difficult to find a wife because they often lack savings, a house, and a car, which are considered essential for marriage.

How has the frequency of weddings in rural areas changed in recent years?

The frequency of weddings in rural areas has significantly decreased, with fewer wedding cars seen during celebrations around the New Year compared to previous years.

What are some reasons why rural men struggle to find wives, according to the emotional blogger mentioned in the script?

Rural men struggle to find wives due to high bride prices, lack of financial stability, and the tendency of rural women to seek better prospects in urban areas.

What measures have some rural men taken to find spouses, as mentioned in the script?

Some rural men have turned their attention to foreign women, often using inappropriate methods like sending unsolicited messages to foreign female bloggers.

What did a report by the China Rural Research Institute at Central China Normal University reveal about the marriage issue for older rural men?

The report indicated that the marriage issue for older rural men has worsened significantly, impacting the stability of local rural families and grassroots society.

What are some reasons rural men seek foreign wives, according to associate professor Ding Changfa?

Rural men seek foreign wives due to their perceived fair skin, good looks, long legs (Slavic women), and simplicity, understanding, and ease of living (Southeast Asian women).

What was one of the impacts of China's previous one-child policy on the current marriage market?

The one-child policy led to a severe gender imbalance, resulting in a significant shortage of marriageable women and increased costs for marriage, including high bride prices.

How have economic factors contributed to the difficulty in finding spouses in China?

Economic factors, such as the high cost of marriage (bride price, housing, car) and the economic downturn, have made it difficult for many young people to afford marriage and support a family.

What is the typical cost of marriage in China, and how does it vary by region?

The cost of marriage in China can range from hundreds of thousands to over a million yen, with bride prices being particularly high in provinces like Heilongjiang and Fujian, and lower in areas like Beijing and Shanghai.

How has the behavior of some Chinese men towards foreign women online impacted perceptions of China?

The inappropriate and persistent online behavior of some Chinese men towards foreign women has led to negative perceptions and strong anti-China sentiments in other countries, damaging China's international reputation.

Outlines

00:00

😢 The Struggles of Rural Men in Finding Wives

The difficulty for rural men to find wives has become a major concern for their parents, considered unfilial in rural areas. The lack of savings, houses, and cars makes it almost impossible for men over 35 to find a wife. The high bride price and the preference of women to move to urban areas have exacerbated the situation. Some rural bachelors are turning to foreign women, leading to inappropriate online behavior and harassment. These actions reflect deeper societal and economic issues, including the gender imbalance and high marriage costs.

05:00

📉 Marriage Challenges in Rural China

Rural areas face a severe shortage of wives, with many bachelors unable to find a spouse even with lowered standards. The longstanding one-child policy has led to a gender imbalance, contributing to the difficulty. The high cost of marriage, including bride prices, cars, and houses, puts significant financial pressure on families. Many rural men are resorting to placing marriage ads and turning to foreign women due to the dire situation.

10:01

💔 High Costs and Cultural Differences in Marriage

Many young people in China prefer staying single or adopting a 'lying flat' lifestyle due to the high cost of marriage and economic pressures. Surveys show that men in rural areas face higher bride prices and difficulty in finding wives. This has led to an increasing number of bachelors, and some men are turning to foreign women as an alternative. The high cost of marriage, combined with China's economic downturn, has made it challenging for both rural and urban residents to get married and raise children.

15:02

🌍 The Impact of Cultural and Economic Factors on Marriage

In many Western countries, marriage is based on love and mutual commitment rather than material exchanges. The high cost of marriage in China, along with a severe gender imbalance, has led to an increasing number of bachelors seeking foreign wives. This phenomenon has been fueled by the gloating over other countries' misfortunes on Chinese social media. The push to import foreign young women highlights the critics' views on the current state of Chinese society and its controlled internet.

Keywords

💡Rural men

Rural men refer to males living in countryside areas of China. The video discusses the significant challenges they face in finding spouses, emphasizing that their lack of financial stability, housing, and vehicles are major obstacles. Examples include men over 35 struggling to find a wife due to these deficiencies.

💡Bride price

The bride price is a traditional payment made by a groom's family to the bride's family as part of the marriage process. The video highlights how high bride prices in rural areas are making it difficult for average families to afford marriages, thereby contributing to the rising number of bachelors.

💡Gender imbalance

Gender imbalance refers to the disproportionate number of men to women in China, partly due to the one-child policy. This imbalance exacerbates the difficulties rural men face in finding wives, as there are significantly more men than women of marriageable age.

💡Economic downturn

Economic downturn describes the decline in economic performance affecting China in recent years. The video connects this downturn with increased financial pressures on rural families, making marriage and raising children more challenging due to high costs and limited financial opportunities.

💡International marriages

International marriages refer to marriages between Chinese men and foreign women. The video discusses how some rural bachelors are turning to foreign women, especially from Russia and Southeast Asia, as potential spouses due to the difficulties in finding local wives.

💡One-child policy

The one-child policy was a population control measure implemented by China, leading to a significant gender imbalance. The video attributes the current marriage difficulties in rural areas to the long-term effects of this policy, which has resulted in fewer women of marriageable age.

💡Social media harassment

Social media harassment involves inappropriate and persistent behavior online. The video details incidents where Chinese men harassed foreign women on social media, revealing desperate and often distasteful methods used by rural bachelors to find wives.

💡Marriage costs

Marriage costs encompass all financial expenses associated with getting married, including bride price, housing, and vehicles. The video underscores how these high costs are a major barrier for rural men seeking to marry, often leading them into debt.

💡Population expert

Population experts are specialists who study demographic trends and issues. In the video, population experts provide insights into the reasons behind the rural marriage crisis, including gender imbalance and the high costs of marriage.

💡Cultural expectations

Cultural expectations refer to societal norms and values regarding marriage and family. The video discusses how these expectations, such as the need for financial stability and material wealth, pressure rural men and contribute to their difficulties in finding wives.

Highlights

Difficulty for rural men to find wives has become a major concern, considered unfilial in rural areas.

Rural men over 35 struggle to find wives due to lack of savings, houses, and cars.

Decline in wedding celebrations and wedding cars in rural areas during New Year.

High bride price in rural areas makes it difficult for ordinary families to afford marriages.

City girls do not marry into rural areas, while many rural girls move to cities.

Some rural bachelors are turning to foreign women for marriage due to local difficulties.

Reports of Chinese male netizens harassing foreign women on social media.

China Rural Research Institute reports increased difficulty for older rural men in finding spouses, impacting local stability.

Experts suggest opening up international marriages to address the issue.

High costs of marriage in China, including bride price, housing, and cars, contribute to the problem.

Severe gender imbalance due to the one-child policy exacerbates the issue.

Reports indicate a significant number of single men unable to find wives in rural areas.

Economic downturn and high unemployment rates further complicate marriage prospects.

Surveys show higher bride prices in central and western rural regions compared to eastern regions.

Some rural men give up on finding wives, preferring to stay single due to financial pressures.

Transcripts

the difficulty for Rural men to find

rots has become a major concern for

their parents this is considered

unfilial in rural areas in recent years

such unfilial incidents have become

increasingly

common nowadays it's really tough for

Rural men over 35 to find a wife

seriously do they have savings no do

they have a house no do they have a car

no without these things they're

basically screwed finding a wife is just

impossible look at the past few years

how many people get married during the

New Year there used to be several

wedding cars during the celebrations

before and after the new year now it

seems like you don't see wedding cars at

all why is this happening another

emotional blogger on the internet offers

a different answer has anyone noticed

that the number of Bachelors in Euro

areas has become overwhelming it's

really sad men from ordinary rural

families basically can't get wife

anymore the bride price in rural areas

is so high that average families can't

afford it having a car a house and

savings are just the basics now girls

mindset have changed and with more men

than women girls have become more

realistic even rural girls don't want to

marry back into rural areas anymore for

Rural boys if they don't have a stable

Financial background it's very hard to

find a wife the Blogger believes that

besides the high cost of marriage it's

mainly because city girls do not marry

into rural areas while many rural girls

move away this is related to women's

natural tendency to seek better

prospects generally aiming higher as it

becomes increasingly difficult to find a

spouse some rural Bachelors have turned

their attention to foreign women

recently many foreign female bloggers

have accused Chinese male netizens of

collective sexual harassment a Russian

woman said her social media was

bombarded by dozens of Chinese men but

she wasn't the worst of reportedly her

friend was harassed by hundreds of

Chinese men who openly said come to

China I'll marry you these accusations

reveal the diverse and often

inappropriate methods Chinese male nens

use in their pickup attempts some

specifically search online for pretty

foreign girls and send inappropriate

private messages one by one after being

rejected their switch languages and

persist with their Shameless approach

they even translate sappy messages into

English and copy paste them in foreign

girls comment section fearing they might

not understand some even flood into

other Count's official live broadcast

while foreign female hosts sincerely

introduce their local Specialties these

men scrutinize their looks and make lwd

comments it got to the point where a

bellian national live broadcaster had to

post a video using the official account

pleading please Chinese guys can you

stop asking for beautiful girl links can

you stop privately messaging about age

and marriage can you stop sending lwd

photos in in response some foreign women

have said they and their friends were

originally very interested in China they

were learning Chinese and trying out

Chinese social media but before even

visiting China they were so disgusted by

the online behavior that they no longer

wanted to learn the language

subsequently some people discovered the

reasons behind these distasteful

phenomena recently the China rural

Research Institute of at Central China

Normal University released a report on

the difficulties faced by older rural

men in finding spouses the report

indicates that in recent years a

marriage issue for some older rural men

have worsened significantly impacting

the stability of local rural families

and grassroot Society associate

professor from the economic department

at shamen University ding changfa

believes that the key solution lies in

opening up the international marriages

many young men in China have gone to

Russia Cambodia Vietnam Pakistan and

other countries adopting a bring in go

out approach to attract suitable young

women from abroad as a result these

older rural Bachelors expressed desires

to marry Slavic beauties for their fair

skin good looks and long legs and

Southeast Asian wives for their

Simplicity understanding and ease of

living they present grandio reasons

advocating for anti- involution

emphasizing that they must win foreign

girls heart with love rather than

spending money and effort it must be

said that although the actions of these

older Bachelors are quite distasteful

the phenomenon of increasing numbers of

Bachelors is very common in China recent

media reports indicate that as of 2021

there are about 239 million single

people age 15 and above in China a

professor at the school of Economics at

nanka University and vice president of

the China population Association yening

pointed out that the lack of suitable

marriage age women for millions of men

is an established fact with over 13

million men unable to find a Chinese

wife a person from guangong commented

that while the situation in cities is

manageable rural areas face a severe

shortage of wives with many Bachelors

unable to find a spouse even with

lowered standard not just 30 million

even 50 million is believable

considering the number of Bachelors in

the villages on the internet some rural

men have taken to posting marriage as

directly on country roads stating their

single status one man who is 5 ft and 2

in tall healthy and without bad habits

only requires that the women and be able

to have children in the video he

repeatedly asked passers to help him

promote his ad on doing why is it

becoming increasingly difficult for

Chinese men to find partners and why are

some turning to foreign women for

marriage experts believe that a

significant reason for the difficulty

young men face in finding spouses was

the previous longstanding one child

policy which has led to a severe gender

imbalance according to statistics from

China's Ministry of civil Affairs the

number of marriage registration ations

Nationwide in the first quarter of this

year fell below the 2 million Mark with

only 1.97 million registrations it is a

decrease of 178,000 compared to the same

period last year a drop of

88.3% population expert H yau who has

longrack marriage registration data told

Chinese Financial media Outlet Jan news

that there are 17.5 million more men

than women aged 20 to 40 in China this

contri Utes to the imbalance in the

marriage age population a population

expert and Senior researcher at the

University of Wisconsin Madison Dr E FM

also told Radio free Asia that the one

policy has raised people's expectations

for marriage with more rural women

hoping to marry into City Life this

gender imbalance increases the cost of

marriage including bride prices and

housing men often have to pay

increasingly higher daies to win the

approval of the bride's family not to

mention the necessity of owning a house

and a car reports indicate that the

combined cost of a car a house and the

bride price can range from hundreds of

thousands to over a million yen some men

go into debt and fall into poverty while

some parents see saving money for their

son's marriage as a lifelong goal

according to the difficulties in is

China's economic downturn in recent

years making marriage and child birth a

significant challenge for both rural and

urban residents the primary reason for

seeking for a marriage is the high cost

of getting married in China with places

significant Financial pressures on many

people according to data from the

analytics media Shu Joo ba in 2020 the

average bride price in China was about

70,000 unen or $9,600

provinces like Zang Halon Jang and fuen

had the highest bride pric ex exceeding

130,000 un or

$18,000 which is three to six times the

local residents annual disposable income

Ching Shing Jang and duding had the

lowest with less than 30,000 or

$4,100 considering economic levels the

least pressured areas for bride prices

were Shanghai guong toning Beijing and

hyan requiring only one year's

disposable income a 30-year-old

programmer from tiing Peter Wong is now

living in the US he told Radio free Asia

that in China's third tier cities

including rural areas low incomes and

limited Financial Freedom opportunities

lead the bride's family to demand a sum

equivalent to four or five times a local

average annual income as a bride price

some families save the bride price for

the Newly Weds While others use it to

help the bride's brother buy a house in

the future a villager from xang City ham

Province Mr Wang said many ruled people

can't afford to get married in shishang

the bride price is set at 100,000 un or

$14,000 excluding Furniture appliances

and housing another villager Mr mung

from puyang Ham Province said local

weddings require over 300,000 Yen or

$41,000 just for the bride price and the

total cost including buying a car and a

house exceeds 1 million yen or about

$140,000 many families go into debt for

weddings a young man from Shandon

province with a pseudonym sing said that

marriage in his Province also cost over

300,000 y or

$41,000 despite working hard he hasn't

earned enough to get married a her

native now living in the US Lucy also

believes that the high cost of marriage

in China is prohibitive she said that

nowadays in China getting M requires a

house and a car as basic necessities

along with a bride price even in

non-first tier cities a house and a car

cost around 2 millionen or about

$280,000 given China's poor employment

environment where can one earn such an

amount typically getting married can

empty the savings of three generations

of a family besides the cost of marriage

the inability to afford raising children

is another significant reason young

people hesitate to marry Lucy thinks

that economic factors in China have led

many young people to prefer staying

single or adopting a lying flat

lifestyle rather than getting married

those who do marry often feel regret and

even advise others against entering the

besieged city of marriage consequently

Lucid believes that China's aging

population will worse in the future and

the marriage rate will continue to

decline which is an inevitable Trend

alongside Rising marriage cost China's

youth unemployment rate remains High Mr

E full sh stated that if they can't

support themselves they lack the ability

and willingness to support a family or

get married a young Financial worker

from gandong using the pseudonym V

frankly admitting that the negative news

frequently seen and heard in his

financial Circle has greatly diminished

young people's expectation of marriage

additionally with China's economic

downturn even the middle class is

tightening the belts becoming less

willing to invest in relationships this

pressure is even more prevalent in rural

areas

surveys indicate that the further one

goes into Central and Western Rural

regions the higher the bride price

marable women from rural areas tend to

move to Eastern regions where it's rare

to find bachelors in rural areas men in

their 40s and 50s and Eastern rural

areas can still marry young women in

their 20s and 30s from Central and

Western rural areas to retain local

girls or attract girls from other

regions men in Central and Western rural

areas must offer High Bride prices

Additionally the more remote the

mountainous areas the higher the bride

price girls from these remote areas tend

to move to Plaine or towns local men

must increase their financial capacity

and value proposition by offering higher

bride prices if they want to marry

furthermore the poorer the family the

higher the bride price in the rural

marriage Market the worse the condition

of the groom's family and the more Sons

they have the higher the bride price

demanded by the bride's family

conversely families with better

conditions and fewer Sons face

relatively lower demands for those ruler

men who cannot afford the bride price

remaining single becomes their only

option I've been looking for a wife for

years without any luck I might end up

single for life because no woman wants

to marry me nowadays many women have

high demands they want a house a car

savings and a stable income but no

matter how hard I try I can't afford a

house since it's so hard to find a wife

now I've decided to stop looking I think

being alone is pretty good there's no

pressure to support a family or pay a

mortgage if I can feed myself that's

enough in many Western countries

marriage is seen as a natural result of

two people coming together because of

Love without the need of material

exchanges to validate the legality of

the relationship in these cultures

marriage emphasizes the emotional

foundation and mutual commitment to the

couple rather than the change of

material wealth this is why the practice

of bride prices which is based on

material wealth is not common in these

countries consequently foreign women

have become the main targets for older

Chinese Bachelors on the other hand some

argue that the population imbalance and

High marriage costs adjust objective

reasons while the subjective reason is

that people's morals have deteriorated

this embarrassing situation is not the

first of its kind two years ago am

missst the chaos of the Russian Ukraine

wall countless dis Place civilians were

scattered everywhere while many were

merely bystanders some took advantage of

the situation there were online comments

about taking in heartbroken Ukrainian

girls and others expressed concerns only

about whether beautiful women could be

safely brought into China when a

Ukrainian model finally reached a safe

place after much hardship the comments

were overwhelmingly about inviting her

to China to be a wife these disgraceful

remarks translated and spread to many

countries at the time fueled strong

anti-china sentiments among some

ukrainians putting Chinese residents and

students in Ukraine at risk this

incident sparked widespread condemnation

veteran Chinese journalist G Yu stated

that these Shameless comments made all

Chinese people look disgraceful in the

eyes of the world turning the country

into the most barbaric vulgar and

uncivilized Nation a former editor at

the China youth daily Lee out home

lamented that such brainless Behavior

among Chinese people is a result of the

Chinese government's brain washing it

starts from Kitten Garden turning people

into ignorant fools who blindly follow

whatever the government says this is the

outcome of Nationwide brainwashing

education nothing surprising about it

but some critics argue that the

welcoming of young Ukrainian female

refugees and other distasteful comments

seen on Chinese social media during the

Ukrainian crisis were not simply the

results of the Chinese internet sensus

failure similar reactions were observed

in 2001 during the terrorist attacks in

Washington DC and New York City in 2011

during the earthquake and tsunami Japan

and in 2020 to 2021 during the severe

covid-19 outbreaks in the US and India

the gloating over other countries

misfortunes has become a notable Chinese

characteristic of the Chinese controlled

internet today the push to import

foreign young women seem to further

validate these critics views

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