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China plays Cupid to help youth get married

BEIJING:With over 100 million youngsters in China opting to remain single despite attaining marriageable age, the government has launched an ambitious blind date drive to encourage single youths to get hitched.



Beijing, September 22

With over 100 million youngsters in China opting to remain single despite attaining marriageable age, the government has launched an ambitious blind date drive to encourage single youths to get hitched.

Young singles are encouraged to participate in organised blind dates following a guideline issued by the Communist Youth League (CYL), an influential body attached to the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), to help young people find the right partner. The sixth census conducted in 2010 showed that 2.47 per cent of women above the age of 30 were single.

The CYL, Ministry of Civil Affairs and National Health and Family Planning Commission on September 12 said in a statement that helping young people find the right partner had a direct impact on their further development, which affects societal harmony and stability.

The initiatives came following reports that an increasing number of Chinese youth were disinterested in love life and were weighed down by tough working conditions and competition to succeed.

In response to the call, the CYL Zhejiang Provincial Committee established a special department for matchmaking in June and organised a blind date event which attracted 5,000 people.

Apart from CYL committees, other government bodies such as labour unions and women’s federations also played Cupid, state-run Global Times reported. — PTI

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