http://www.bjreview.com AUGUST 29, 2019 BEIJING REVIEW 11THIS WEEK
Declining Marriage Rate
Guangzhou Daily
August 20
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, China’s
marriage rate in 2018 was only 7.2 percent, the lowest in the past 10 years.
Stressful work and a competitive employment market have become a major stumbling
block to marriage for some young people, while many prefer to stay single or unmarried so
they can be free to make full use of their time and devote themselves to their careers and
lives.
Some believe that being able to stay unmarried is social progress. The idea that marriage
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gradually replace traditional stereotypes.
However, marriage also has a connection to the development of society. If too many
people choose not to marry, the birth rate will decline and there will eventually be a terrible
impact on economic and social development.
Society should respect young people’s personal decisions and they are entitled to differ-
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support the young generation more in education, employment, housing, vacation and social
security so that they don’t have to worry about the perceived burden of marriage.“Huawei will not die due to
restrictions imposed by the U.S.
‘Entity List.’ We will survive and take
a turn for the better.”
Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Chinese tech giant
Huawei, in an interview with CGTN“Listed firms with innovative business
models that are globally unique will be the
ultimate attraction to the STAR Market
for overseas investors.”
Wang Maobin, a professor at the University of International
Business and Economics, commenting on China’s new
1DVGDTVW\OHóWHFKóERDUGóLQóDóUHFHQWóLQWHUYLHZóZLWKóChina Daily¾Eminent writer Liang Xiaosheng’s novel Renshijian, which roughly translates as The
Human World, won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, one of the four highest literary
awards in China, according to an announcement by the Chinese Writers’ Association
on August 16.
The novel revolves around an ordinary man’s life, showcasing the transformation
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award carries a purse of 500,000 yuan ($70,680).
Liang, born in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province,
in 1949, is a professor with Beijing Language and Culture
University. He was sent to work in the countryside after graduat-
ing from high school in 1968 under the then policy to involve
the “educated youth” in farming. Liang drew on his experience to
write several novels about the “educated youth.”MAO DUN PRIZE WINNER
many people are motivated to fake the num-
ber of fans and views they have. In addition,
tax evasion, plagiarism and lack of supervi-
sion are also problems that have a negative
impact on industrial development.
How to regulate and guide the Internet
celebrity economy toward a sustainable
development pattern is the issue which com-
mercial platforms, Internet celebrities and
regulators should all be concerned about
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an answer.