China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs released a dismaying report Saturday on marriage registrations, finding them down by 6.2 percent year-on-year for the first quarter of 2026 – and down by almost 50 percent compared to a decade ago.
The first-quarter report was particularly gloomy because January through March is usually the busiest time of the year for weddings in China, thanks to the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival holidays that bring families together.
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