[Big read] Love is hard to find for millions of rural Chinese men

The gender imbalance in China, especially in the rural areas, has resulted in many men not being able to find a partner. Some are still looking; others have given up and are resigned to being single. Zhan Shaohua, an associate professor of sociology at the School of Social Sciences at NTU Singapore who has long studied rural issues in China, pointed out that the issue of bachelors in China has worsened over the past 15 years, and might become even more severe in the future. Zhan noted that the current situation of surplus men in rural areas is influenced by individual factors such as education level, employment status, personality and so on, and is also closely linked as well to broader social and structural issues.

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