China's brewing demographic nightmare
USA Today has an interesting piece on
China's brewing demographic nightmare, pointing out that over the next 20 years, up to 40 million men will simply be unable to find wives:
Researchers say growing numbers of lonely men in migrant shantytowns and isolated farm villages will pose a threat to social order and could force the Chinese government to tighten its grip on society or even seek military conflicts abroad to keep the restless bachelors occupied.
On one hand, this seems to give Chinese women a lot of leverage in the mating game. But a country with millions of prospectless horny males could easily
become a terrible place for women.