China clamps down on the custom of betrothal gifts to boost birth rates
Betrothal gifts are payments made by a prospective groom to a bride’s family in the form of cash, jewelry, cars and even real estate
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Betrothal gifts are payments made by a prospective groom to a bride’s family in the form of cash, jewelry, cars and even real estate
China should redouble efforts to encourage the younger generation to marry and have children and roll out measures to encourage them to start families, to offset its falling fertility rate and shrinking family size, a senior official said on Saturday.
The changes in family concept, which lead to delayed marriage and childbearing or not marrying and not having children, have become the main factor behind the decline in fertility in China, according to the latest survey released by the third China Population and Development Forum held in Beijing on Saturday.
According to a latest survey, China is currently experiencing a double transition of population and family, with a low fertility rate and an obvious trend of smaller family sizes.
(Reuters) - China should enhance incentives for people to build families and boost the birth rate as the country's now-falling population could threat...