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China’s 2025 Marriage Spike: Policy Changes and Folklore Produce a Likely One‑Year Bounce
China saw a sharp increase in marriage registrations in 2025—driven by a removal of hukou limits in a revised Marriage Registration Ordinance and auspicious lunar‑calendar timing. Analysts warn the rise is probably a temporary rebound and that deeper economic constraints will determine longer‑term marriage and fertility trends.
China’s Marriage Registrations Rebound — But Will Babies Follow?
China saw a notable rebound in marriage registrations in 2025 after years of decline, driven by procedural reforms, local cash incentives and expanded leave policies. While the rise eases short‑term demographic anxieties, structural barriers—childcare burdens, career penalties for women and changing social preferences—mean higher marriage rates may not translate into a sustained rise in births without deeper reforms.
A Couple at China’s Eastern Edge: Border Duty, Bureaucracy and Quiet Statecraft
A married couple of former border troops now serving as immigration and border police have reunited at China’s easternmost posts after 2018 security-sector reforms. Their story — from perilous ice patrols to helping elderly residents with hukou transfers — illustrates how day-to-day policing and social administration sustain stability on a quiet but strategic frontier.