
Young Chinese Women Are Defying the Communist Party
The pressure to marry began when Amiee was in her early 20s.
By 25, her Chinese parents were accusing her of causing them a public loss of face because she still had no plans to wed. Her father warned her that women are worth less to a man as they near the age of 30, when — according to Chinese government propaganda — their peak childbearing time has passed. When Amiee was 29, her mother threatened to jump off a building if she didn’t find a husband.
At family gatherings like Chinese New Year, relatives badgered her to help her “entire clan find peace”, she told me, and at work she was pressured into company-organized blind dates, chaperoned by several colleagues.… Seguir leyendo »