China Facing Major Gender Imbalance

ABC News ^ | 1/10/2007

[StoneGiant]

China Facing Major Gender Imbalance

New slogan for folks in Asia... "Hide the women!"

Also, please note that the largest population of communists in the world has an untenable social policy. Where's Socialism when you need it?














China Facing Major Gender Imbalance

Report: China Will Soon Have 30 Million More Men Than Women of Marriageable Age

The Associated Press

BEIJING - China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women in less than 15 years as a gender imbalance resulting in part from the country's tough one-child policy becomes more pronounced, state media reported Friday. Traditional preferences for sons has led to the widespread - but illegal - practice of women aborting babies if an early term sonogram shows it is a girl.

The tens of millions of men who will not be able to find a wife could also lead to social instability problems, the China Daily said in a front-page report.

China imposed strict population controls in the 1970s to limit growth of its huge population, but one side effect has been a jump in gender selection of babies.

"Discrimination against the female sex remains the primary cause of China's growing gender imbalance," Liu Bohong, vice director of the women studies institute under the All-China Women's Federation, was quoted as saying in a report from the State Population and Family Planning Commission.

Sex selective abortion is prohibited but the government says the practice remains widespread, especially in rural areas.

The report, carried in the newspaper, said China's sex ratio for newborn babies in 2005 was 118 boys to 100 girls, a huge jump from 110 to 100 in 2000.

In some regions such as the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan, the ratio has ballooned to 130 boys to 100 girls, the newspaper said. The average for industrialized countries is between 104 and 107 boys for every 100 girls.

The report predicted that by 2020 the imbalance would mean men of marriageable age especially those with low income or little education would find it difficult to find wives, resulting in possible social problems.

The problem is not just a rural issue, with the newborn gender imbalance also widening in cities. In the first 11 months of 2006, there were 109 boys born in Beijing for every 100 girls.

China Daily said one way to solve the problem would be to create a proper social security system so rural couples would not feel they needed a son to depend on when they get old.

Up to 800 million of China's 1.3 billion people live in the countryside.

[plangent]

They can all come to Massachusetts and marry each other.

Seriously, a gay Chinese Army is a fearsome thing!

[plangent]

They can all come to Massachusetts and marry each other.

Seriously, a gay Chinese Army is a fearsome thing!

[jmcenanly]

The most common first name on Earth is Muhammed. the most common last name is Chang. Currently there are very few Muhammed Changs.

That might be changing

[STE=Q]

"Evidently China has a huge imblance of Wangs."

ROTFL

30 million up-tight Chinese guys, with a leader that wants to fight us!

[Enterprise]

Ah so. That would be the clan of the Hong Kong Sing Song Long Wong Dongs.

[highpockets]

good one

[cva66snipe]

30 million soldiers, just what the Chicoms wanted.

That added to their modernizing of their military I would say that's the whole purpose behind it. 30 million expendable lives for a military purpose.

[cva66snipe]

Ping.

[buccaneer81]

China is headed for interesting times.

So are we.

[Enterprise]

There once was a time when 30 million soldiers meant something. Now, I'm not sure that they would be all that much of a threat - depending upon the weaponry employed against them.

[Fiji Hill]

Mark Steyn remarked that China is on its way to becoming the first gay superpower since ancient Sparta.

[DryFly]

They'll need another 170 million men before Armageddon comes.

[Peach]

When Chinese women stop drowning their female newborns, the imbalance will even out over time.

[null and void]

We have rules, don't get too cocky...

[speekinout]

The most common first name on Earth is Muhammed. the most common last name is Chang. Currently there are very few Muhammed Changs.

I like that one. :-)

[cva66snipe]

There once was a time when 30 million soldiers meant something. Now, I'm not sure that they would be all that much of a threat - depending upon the weaponry employed against them.

30 million scattered throughout the world would mean a lot. But my bet would be consolidating Asia would be their first move. They may even be hired out to certain nations with lots of money to burn but that have no true military resources such as M.E. oil producers. Really though a person can believe or think what they want but the ultimate battle ground for China may well be coming in the Middle East at the Valley of Armageddon. China is building up for something major. Right now the U.S. seems to be the biggest donor to their cause.

[takbodan]

"The first gay superpower!"

Rosie O'Donnell can lead them.

[Enterprise]

Confusion say woman who put hands in own pants not feel cocky.

[Enterprise]

That's going to be a lot of buzzard bait.

[cva66snipe]

They'll need another 170 million men before Armageddon comes.

Looking on a map of Europe/Asia/Africa it seems all nations could get their no sea to cross. Add to China's number the Armies of Russia, Europe, The Middle East nations, and Africa, that would likely about do it.

The U.S. would likely except for a nuclear launch sit it out. No fuel, barely any food, and no standing in the world market.