New China law bans women - but not men - from interracial marriage

Because of the one-child-only law in China, combined with the practice of abandoning baby girls to make room for a boy, the country now has a gross gender imbalance of three boys for every girl under the age of 18. So to make sure at least one-third of the men still have a chance of marrying a Chinese woman, the Supreme People's Court of China just passed a law that will forbid Chinese women from marrying a non-Chinese man. But Chinese men will still be able to marry anyone they choose, regardless of race.

Business owners seem to be more concerned with how this new law will affect their businesses than the fairness of it. One owner of a matchmaking business says that allowing men more freedom with marriage is "common sense."

I had feared that they might also ban men from interracial marriage, commented the owner of a successful matchmaking business in Chinas Fujian Province. Thankfully common sense has prevailed, although by banning Chinese women from marrying foreigners, my business will have more competition.

Those in charge of English-speaking schools, on the other hand, are worried the law will prevent them from getting good teachers.

The majority of teachers are male, and most end up wedding local women, said a spokesperson for a chain of English-teaching cram schools in Shanghai. If our teachers are banned from marrying Chinese girls, they may not stay in the country as long, and we risk losing talented staff.

The law will go into effect by early 2018. Read the full story on East Asia Tribune.