Marriage and sexuality(s): the revolution in the morals of young people born after 1995 5 September 2022 Reserved for subscribers A revolution in morals is at work in China, bringing the younger generation closer to their peers from more developed countries. If this metamorphosis harms China's interests as an economic nation, it is certainly beneficial to him in terms of human rights, as these changes can contribute to emancipating women from their traditional roles. Young people are getting married later and later The “Civil Affairs Development Statistical Bulletin 2021” (2021Statistical Bulletin on the Development of Civil Affairs) published recently by the Ministry of Civil Affairs shows that 7,643 million marriage couples will be registered according to the law in 2021. It's the first time since 2003 that the number of marriages has fallen below the bar of 8 millions/an. Among those married that year, the proportion of people aged 30 + has reached 48,2%, + 1,7 percentage point over the previous year and a new record. This makes 8 consecutive years that the number of marriages has declined in China. In 2013, we recorded about 13 million marriages, against 8 This year. In other words: The Chinese are increasingly postponing the age of marriage. More and more of them are refusing marriage. The trend is very fast. This content is for subscribers only. Identify yourself or create an account by clicking here