China’s marriage rate fell to a historic low last year, with just over 6.1 million marriages registered—a sharp drop from the previous year and the lowest figure since records began in 1986. Here’s an excellent piece by The Guardian’s China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, on dating trends and the declining marriage rate in China. I’m quoted in the article, though of course I said far more during our conversation. My favorite line, in fact, is this: “Love is not out of fashion, but marriage has lost its urgency.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/16/china-granny-wang-dating-show-marriage-rates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other