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More than 24 million Chinese men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses by 2020, says the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The gender imbalance among newborns is the most serious demographic problem for the country’s population of 1.3 billion, says the academy.
It cites sex-specific abortions as a major factor, due to China’s traditional bias towards male children.
The academy says gender selection abortions are “extremely common”.
This is especially true in rural areas, and ultra-sound scans, first introduced in the late 1980s, have increased the practice.
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