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A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences claims that some 24 million Chinese men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses by the year 2020. The report says the gender imbalance among newborns is the most serious demographic problem facing the country. Today asks if we can believe the figures, and if yes, what is driving the imbalance?
Prof. Zheng Zhenzhen, Researcher, Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Susan Greenhalgh, Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine, Author of "Just One Child: Science and Policy in Deng's China"
Prof. Th¨Śr¨¨se Hesketh, Professor of Global Health, UCL Centre for International Health and Development
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