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Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wed

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Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wed

China on Saturday announced measures to simplify the marriage registration process and lessen the financial burden on couples, the latest initiative by Beijing to boost births. Couples having children outside of marriage is rare in China, where there is social stigma and fewer protections for such families. Measures have already been taken to tackle the … Read more

So, are you pregnant yet? Inside China’s in-your-face push for more babies

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So, are you pregnant yet? Inside China’s in-your-face push for more babies

BEIJING: The first time a government worker encouraged Yumi Yang to have a baby, she thought little of it. She and her husband were registering their marriage at a local office in northeastern China, and the worker gave them free prenatal vitamins, which she chalked up to the government trying to be helpful. When an … Read more