China facing major gender imbalance

Here's one reason why I'm glad I'm not a kid in China right now. Imagine the bar scene in this place 15 years from now. I hope you like sausage on your pizza.

China facing major gender imbalance
Country will soon have millions more men than women of marriageable age

BEIJING - China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women in less than 15 years as a gender imbalance resulting from the country’s tough one-child policy becomes more pronounced, state media reported Friday.

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. Traditional preferences for a son mean some women abort their baby if an early term sonogram shows it is a girl...more