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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies

‘It’s offensive’: backlash against China’s ‘good for marriage’ women’s trend

Fashion advert in a Beijing shopping mall.
‘Suitable to be a wife is not a compliment; it’s offensive,’ says a Weibo hashtag. Photograph: Mike Goldwater/Alamy

A social media debate has erupted in China over a trend among some women to dress and behave in a way that’s “good for marriage”, with detractors saying it discourages independence.

China, like much of east Asia, is battling with a demographic crisis and young people increasingly choose to forgo marriage and children. Last year China officially recorded its first decline in population for more than 60 years.

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