From Sina Weibo:

@大鹏看天下: Beijing, subway, a girl in red with a thick Beijing accent scolds her boyfriend as “useless”: “A man without money is garbage/trash! Not having money, just thinking about it is frightening! You’ll be nothing in the future, and you want me to marry you, forget it! I’m moving out tonight, bye bye~” Seeing her boyfriend’s silence, the girl angrily leaves leaving him behind. A nosy person secretly recorded the entire incident. After watching and listening, it is truly shameful.

Comments from Sina Weibo:

中传王四新:

This is essentially a private conversation, so the person who recorded and uploaded it may be violating their privacy. The probability of the couple being human flesh searched is high, and if that happens, their peaceful life will have been intruded upon–

黑白生的秋天:

One is willing to beat [abuse], and the other is willing to be beaten [take abuse]! What is everyone concerned/worried about?

backydio:

A little fake, the girl isn’t very natural, and the filming wasn’t concealed.

公民社会从小事做起:

Judging by the the movements and expressions of the two, it was a planned skit.

血族:

Actually we all subconsciously know this point. In today’s world, we already use money to measure a person’s worth. Would you think a poor monk is more significant to associate oneself with than a nouveau riche?

福瑞的盟:

I rather sympathize with him. In this era where money is supreme and we laugh at the poor but not prostitutes, what can young people do?

翻新篇FF世界:

Isn’t this violating another person’s rights?! Objectively speaking, fights between lovers is normal… just a small domestic affair… and no matter how wrong someone is in what they say, it is their private business… I don’t think its necessary to let all of China’s people see it… Truly sweat!

double_FF_PP:

If a man without money is garbage then I definitely am garbage too. However, I am more fortunate than the brother in video, because I’ve found a garbage can that is willing to accept me.

靜聽_花開語:

Many women are like this, it’s just that this girl showed it. Those women who are more skilled hide it. It can also be said that this man got lucky, getting to see clearly and split up. Men must remember when looking for a wife, don’t go after those who upon leaving school don’t care about a career and just want to start a family. Those are not looking for husbands, they’re looking for fathers.

曹飞sky:

The guy has already fucked that girl, so it’s not considered a loss, but this guy is too wimpy too. You’ve already fucked her so it should be you who is the assertive one.

许家小十七:

You can immediately tell he isn’t a Beijinger. Us Beijing real men don’t go out with less than 3000-5000 RMB on us.

WordPress主题共享者:

Although [she's] very realistic/practical, [she's] too frighteningly realistic/practical!

童帕拉的梦游娃娃:

This girl is wise/prudent but for some reason this feels like it was intentionally filmed. They arrive at the station just as soon as she finishes.

Comments from Youku:

xunnvhai:

Publicity stunt!

跌倒的年糕:

Ugly.

路见不平一声～吼:

Putting on a show, so TMD obvious.

86463053

All the guys hurling abuse at this girl are lousy poor cunts. A man without money is certainly garbage.

If you can’t even provide for your own woman, what are you if not garbage?

kuailedxiaoye:

This accent sound a little like our capital [Beijing].

86463053: (responding to above)

Hey, don’t insult the accent of the capital’s people [Beijingers], it doesn’t sound like this, this is too unsophisticated.

minda4ever:

…so fake…even the accent sounds fake…

夜狼君主

Personal impression: Not a performance, nor does it look fake, but would those men with money even want this girl??

queenanxy:

First, this woman does not have the capital’s accent. Second, this girl is indeed a SB.

斬島雪姬:

The characters of Beijing’s waidiren are really poor/lousy.

queenanxy: (responding to above)

Seriously agree.

一帆风顺FLY:

To the male comrade in the video, hello. I am a soldier. After watching this video, I truly feel sorrow for you. As a man, you can not have money, but you cannot not have dignity. I too am often ridiculed, but I never get discouraged. If I were you, I would say to this money worshiping girl: “I indeed don’t have money, but I have what money cannot buy, and that is dignity. Since you think me poor and have suggested breaking up, then let’s break up. I can endure poverty but I can’t endure humiliation. Goodbye, money worshiping girl!!!” Brother, if you’re man, then get back up and start again.

个性XXX:

Men without money have are indeed garbage! Poor cunt wants a wife? This girl scolded him too lightly, garbage will always be garbage!

Elfenlied: (responding to above)

According to this logic, women are just commodities, where only the young and pretty are worthy of being purchased by men. Of course, since they’re commodities, the moment they are no longer fresh, they can be thrown away. So women better always remain PL [piao liang, pretty] and young then? Because according to your logic, if a woman isn’t PL then she is garbage, useless waste. When you get old, it’d be best if you just killed yourself, to spare us one large piece of garbage, and even one that makes shit.

NB阿里: (responding to above)

SB! Could you afford it? You’re just garbage, useless waste!

Elfenlied: (responding to above)

Ha, first take a look in the mirror and see if you’re worth such a high price.

Comments from Mop:

许之先:

I admit I am garbage, but no matter how garbage I am I won’t find this kind of worse than garbage bitch.

大战雏女魔:

If he had money, he wouldn’t want you anymore.

路边的野花太放肆:

Represents the majority of China’s women.

爱你杰哥:

Once he has money you’ll become the garbage [to be thrown out].

你家的珊小猪:

Women without money are also TM useless waste. This girl doesn’t give her boyfriend face [respect] and she expects the guy to provide for her?

小菊花的吻:

Clearly a publicity stunt. Have you ever seen a female dog with normal brain and reproductive ability, that sees someone filming her and yet still continues barking [in front of the camera]?

hunankl:

Yet another money-worshiping girl.

粉肠妹和粉肠伟

Looks like I’m also of garbage level. Sigh, my right hand is still faithful to me.

脂点江山:

人民币逼人民为人民币卖B

What do you think? Is a man “garbage” if he does not have money? What about in the eyes of most women?

Garbage. Personals @ chinaSMACK.

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From NetEase:

Shanghai holds 10,000 person blind date event

November 12th, Shanghai’s “First Matchmaking Fair” was held at the Songjiang New City Thames Town. This two-day “marriage fair” attracted 5000 females and 4000 males to register and participate, making it truly a “10,000 people blind date event”.

Comments from NetEase:

警告你艹你没资格代表我 [网易山东省网友]：

Wow, a bunch of frogs and dinosaurs having a date, with Ultraman hosting.

明天到操场操到天明 [网易浙江省杭州市网友]：

I bet their opening statements are all: How much money do you make per month? Where did you buy your house? What car do you drive? You don’t plan on living with your parents after getting married, right?

zaqwsxccc [网易陕西省榆林市网友]：

Of the people who are over 30 and have not yet married, the vast majority do not have serious attitudes towards life.

ko110ko [网易广东省江门市网友]：

If I can sit on the sofa, everyone help by ding’ing me. Every time you ding, a corrupt official dies. [As of translation, this comment was ding'd 1445 times.]

邪先生 [网易美国网友]：

Looks like Shanghai’s hotels will definitely be filled to the max tonight…

圣9仙芙 [网易浙江省温州市网友]：

Women born in 1969 and 1976? The age of Shanghai’s leftover women are always at the forefront of the nation… Even those of grandmother level have all come out for matchmaking.

苦力一号想变旺财一号 [网易云南省昆明市网友]：

Qie! Isn’t it just men picking whores and women picking rich men?

黄易编外人员 [网易湖南省长沙市网友]：

The meat-market fair now begins…

猴屁股紫红 [网易山东省临沂市网友]：

These Shanghai women were all dumped by black men who no longer wanted them.

Don’t like crowds? Personals @ chinaSMACK.

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From NetEase:

What are China’s young people thinking about?

In today’s China, the population of people 16 to 30 years old has reached 322 million but in the mainstream media, these ordinary young people’s thoughts and voices are often drowned out. British photographer Adrian Fisk traveled 12,500 kilometers and had a group of young people write down their thoughts on paper. Their future is also China’s future.

“I’m currently worried about certain things. China’s girls are becoming materialistic. Without a house, my girlfriend won’t marry me. My parents aren’t able to help me either, so I want a high-income job. This is what I want.” Guangdong, Rainbow Su, 22 years old, software engineering student.

“In adults’ eyes I am a bad person in society, but in fact I am a very obedient person.” Gansu, Chow Liang, 17 years old, hair stylist student on way to see father who works in another province.

“After watching television I have many ideas, but am unable to realize them.” Yunnan, Luo Zheng Chui, 30 years old, farmer.

“The Olympic Games proved that China is a powerful modern nation.” Yunnan, Li Nan Song, 21 years old, returned from migrant labor job, now wants to try and set up business trading local fungus.

(Illiterate) “When I go to the big city, I feel like I don’t know anything.” Gansu, Yang Long Long, 30 years old, farmer.

“When people leave their village to live in the city, it becomes very hard for them to go back.” Hubei, Song Jing Ping, 22 years old, migrated from 400 km away, runs two basic restaurants with her fiance.

“People care about money more than the past.” Guangdong, Su Dong Ping, 22 years old, works in a tea shop.

“Why aren’t there any employers setting up factories in the countryside? We don’t want to work as migrant laborers.” Shanghai, Feng Long, 21 years old, first-time migrant laborer working on new building interiors.

“I think it’s time for us to STAND UP FOR OURSELVES & be WHO WE REALLY ARE!” Guangdong, Jell Zhu, 22 years old, communications student.

“These days there are a portion of young people who are not very concerned with the development of China and the world, only caring about themselves, ignoring many of the people and matters around them.” Guangxi, Jia Jia, 25 years old, (day) mobile phone after sales service / (evening) self-studying marketing management / (night) professional nightclub dancer.

“I HATE the WEATHER in CHINA!” Guangdong, Jhoana Pan, 21 years old, international economic trading student.

“I want to save people’s lives.” Qinghai, Heng She Dong, 16 years old, junior high school student.

“City should be slow down. Country side should be speed up!” Shanghai, Guan Ying Ni, 25 years old, computer systems analyst.

“I believe China’s economy will continue to develop forward.” Yunnan, Xu Ai Hua, 19 yars old, high school graduate.

(Illiterate) “My husband and I want to become migrant laborers so we can work hard to make ourselves and our parents happy.” Qinghai, Ma Xiao Lian, 19 years old, farmer.

“I want to walk my own path, I don’t want other people telling me what to do.” Henan, Jiang Min, 24 years old, farmer.

“Living here, I feel frustrated!” Shanghai, Hu Lin Shuan, 27 years old, migrant worker as room service boy in hotel.

“My dream is to one day be able to pilgrimage to the Potala Palace in Lhasa.” Qinghai, Qiang Chow, 25 years old, construction worker.

“If I have a sister would be better!” Beijing, Liu Gu, 26 years old, mobile phone hardware designer.

“Why people must get married?” Beijing, Meng Hai Lin, 29 years old, mobile phone engineer.

“I don’t want children!” Hong Kong, Wong Jing Yi, 30 years old, works in a sex toys shop.

“I’d like to see any supernatural thing such as alien, UFO, mysterious thing.” Chan Jie Fang, 28 years old, supervisor in bag making company in Guangdong province but learning English in Guangxi province.

“Do not judge China from the media, because the real China is not on the papers.” Beijing, Lim, 22 years old, political science student.

“Huge cultural differences exist between the East and the West. Do not tell us what to do.” Guangxi, Li Qi Sheng, 30 years old, computer science teacher from Liaoning Province, currently studying English in Guangxi Province.

“I want to associated with people from different cultures.” Guangdong, Ray Chuang, 20 years old, economic trading student.

“I like English very much. I want to go on English. But I don’t much money. So I don’t to know what I will go.” Hubei, Xiang Xue, 18 years old, almost done with studies preparing to go to Shanghai factories for work.

“Do whatever you want in your life. Because you might DIE tomorrow.” Hong Kong, Sarah Yup, 22 years old, investment bank receptionist.

“Right now I am really enjoying exploring China by myself.” Inner Mongolia, ZHang Shuang, 18 years old, traveling high school graduate from Liaoning province.

“We are the lost generation. I’m confused about the world.” Guangxi, Avril Lui, 22-years-old, post-grad student.

“Before I die, I want to see a united China. Both united with itself and with the world.” Great Wall of China, Wendy Xhang, 20 years old, law student studying in Canada.

Most of the above photos can be found on Adrian Fisk’s personal website. The overview for the “iSpeak China” photo series:

For the last few centuries the West has dominated economics, politics and culture. But now there is a shift towards the East, in particular China, a country of 1.4 billion people of which we know little about.

It is the young Chinese who will inherit this new found global influence, but who are they and what do they think about life.

I traveled on a 12500 km journey through China to find an answer to this question. I looked for young Chinese aged 16 – 30 years, gave them a piece of paper and simply told them they could write what ever they wanted to on the piece of paper, I then photographed them holding the paper.

The results are fascinating.

Comments from NetEase:

请叫我天使 [网易浙江省宁波市余姚市网友]:

Is using Chinese going to kill you? You think you’re so niubi just because you know a few sentences of English?

wanze [网易四川省自贡市网友]:

When I saw that so many people used English to express their own feelings, I knew what this generation of youth is thinking.

My statement is: I and the wu mao cannot coexist under the same sky.

邪先生 [网易江苏省网友]：

I just want to eat without being poisoned, drink milk without being poisoned, be able to afford medical care, be able to afford having a child, not be 70 km/h’d when walking on the street…etc.

hjdufk [网易上海市网友]:

I want 10 wives, so I can sleep with whomever I want at night!

笑看残阳的猫 [网易吉林省长春市网友]:

[I want to] live with dignity.

小小小书童 [网易福建省泉州市网友]：

Very realistic, very lively, very vivid…

profjphoe [网易四川省宜宾市网友]:

He should see what the youth of the UK and USA are thinking.

网易四川省成都市网友 [chrdw0896]:

I see a lot of people who are angry with those who used English. This is a foreign journalist taking photos for the entire world to see, so of course they hope and it would be best to use English.

Students these days all have to learn English, and English currently is the world’s common language, so what is wrong with [them using English]? What more, the English they wrote were all relatively simple, the vocabulary probably only about middle school level.

fs某猫 [网易广东省佛山市网友]：

The different levels of the youths based on educational and geographic differences I think is still quite representative. We are a society in a state of change, and often I feel we are full of ideals but without the inadequate to rise to the task.

superhanliu [网易天津市网友]:

Those who used Chinese with one wrong character after another I think is not funny at all and instead very sad. Most of those who wrote in Chinese may be migrant workers. They normally don’t have to write and the work they do is all manual labor, dirty and tiring work. Aren’t all people, regardless of their profession, supposed to have their own cultural life? But obviously they don’t.

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From PCbaby:

Marriage Law’s latest judicial interpretation controversy, accused of favoring the already advantaged

Guide: “Whoever paid the down payment is whoever the house should belong to following a divorce”, “The other party has shall have no right to divide up a house purchased and given by one’s parents following marriage”… The publishing of the Supreme People’s Court’s judicial interpretation of the latest Marriage Law immediately ignited fierce arguments between men and women online. Many netizens believe the new Marriage law is “good news” for men, protecting their advantageous position in a marriage, and damaging the interests of the weaker party.

The new Marriage Law that “encourages completely ‘going Dutch‘” has also been made fun as “delighting real estate developers and pissing off mother-in-laws”. However, there are also netizens who believe that the new interpretation of the Marriage Law may change young people’s ideas on how to choose partners, going from preferring “wealthy second generation” [children of wealthy parents] to preferring mutually compatible “people with future potential”.

Oppose:

“Favors” men, protects the more powerful party

“How can the new Marriage Law be this harsh towards women? The male chauvinism is too serious!” Netizen Chen Di expressed her view through her microblog, and the number of netizens who shared her opinion were not the minority, with many female netizens believing “this sweeps aside the last obstacle against men being unfaithful” and “will cause the divorce rate to go up”. Netizen “Ling Mei” says: “I’ve always believe that there are more unfaithful men than women who cheat men out of their assets, and women devote more than men in the family. (The new Marriage Law) might as well add another article: Whoever the house belongs to is whoever should clean it!” Netizen “寞 香” was even more realistic and blunt: “What woman who doesn’t already have a house will now dare to give birth to a child? After giving birth, if the man cheats on her, wouldn’t she end up sleeping in the streets with her child!” The new Marriage Law has not only enraged women, some male netizens have also expressed “a lot of pressure”. Netizen Yuan Datuo believes: The new Marriage Law may actually lead to — if the house isn’t put under the woman’s name, the woman will refuse to get married, and as a result the man must pay an even higher price for marriage. “If you look at it from the other side, if the parents-in-law buy a house, then the son-in-law also won’t have a stake/claim, right?”

Approve:

Fights marriages by fraud [deceiving someone into marriage], encourages independence

In comparison to the swelling voices of condemnation, some supporting viewpoints believe the new Marriage Law strongly combats the phenomenon of “deceiving someone into marriage” [for their assets], and at the same time also gives the young men of ordinary families a chance to compete with the “wealthy second generation” [children of rich parents]. Netizen LuvJen expressed: “Isn’t the new Marriage Law a good thing? The man paying money to buy the house while the woman gets to marry and then sit idly enjoying the fruits of his labors was always unfair. Is marriage just for obtaining a house?” Netizen “小之与麦田” was very satisfied: For those of us poor and blank youth, this is a good policy. “索男型birt号” says: “If the New Marriage Law can curb the twisted ‘finding a sugar daddy/gold-digging’ view of love, I think it’s good!” There were also female netizens who expressed that the new Marriage Law lets women see clearly that “men are unreliable, one can only rely on oneself”, and “Women of the new age definitely should be able to buy houses by themselves, buy cars by themselves, and become more and more independent and strong.

Jokes:

Delights real estate developers, pisses off mother-in-laws

Some more neutral netizens seemed to be rather pessimistic/cynical, believing that men and women don’t mind believing the worst of each other in fights these days.

“When people are so calculating both before and after marriage, is there still any point to marriage at all?” This reporter discovered that most of the dispute over the new Marriage Law still revolved around “the house” and, because of this, many people believe this is good news for real estate developers, as there will be even more single people willing to buy houses. One female netizen sighed that she’s pregnant and now no matter whether she gives birth to a boy or a girl, they [as parents] will still have to prepare to buy another house [for their child].”

"The house dad and mom buy their son, the daughter-in-law has no part (claim to)."

Comments from Tianya:

马甲青青百合:

That’s why I say the balance has been upset. For thousands of years, the men contribute more financially while the women have children who take the father’s surname.
Now the law uses the attitude of upholding justice to announce the women that the man doesn’t have to contribute more financially and even what he does will always remain his. What more, all of the rights to the house are always given to the man (I’m talking about ordinary circumstances, so don’t tell me how women can also make money and buy houses).
Which is to say, what men were originally supposed to provide in a marriage they can now perfectly legitimately not provide.
But the contributions of women must be contributed as before. You want to change that Then you go work hard on your own, go consult on your own, because the law is definitely not going to put women first. The discrimination is too obvious.

Let me reiterate, if the finances/assets are split too clearly, it will only upset the balance. No one is stupid, no one is willing to contribute [to a marriage] for nothing.

那一抹陌上的尘:

Feelings are the most important factor in a marriage, not a house or anything else…

蝶舞仙草20070731:

This new judicial interpretation is what those brainless old government officials do when they have so much time on their hands that their balls ache to dick with the rabble. Are you guys the ones who have nothing better to do every day than to keep your eyes on them? So now they throw this kind of 2B regulation at you guys. Go ahead and argue against each other……… Whoever believes is also a 2B………

马甲青青百合:

Just looking at the number of women in China’s highest levels of government
you will now that things can never be equal. It [government] is a man’s game.
It would be ridiculous to expect the things drafted by men to be equal/fair, were there any women in the drafting process for this marriage law?
In all my years, I know I have the citizen’s right to vote, but do I have the opportunity to vote?
Don’t talk to me about whatever “people’s representative”, have I ever agreed to have him represent me?
The country’s government is all appointed, not elected. They make the rules of the game for themselves to play, without being embarrassed at all.

丁超1998:

So just why are we getting married for?

张打醋1:

The new Marriage Law is simply taking another step towards realizing the basic concepts of “male and female equality” and private property, and the poor Chinese women who have gotten used to depending on men are already unable to bear it [thus complaining].

abc1235188:

Why is this policy being issued now? Of those who made this law, which one of them doesn’t have several houses? They are simply protecting their own assets from being split away by outsiders (daughters-in-law and sons-in-law) and this is the simple truth.

饭煮糊了:

It really isn’t necessary to argue back and forth like this, so tiring.
If women don’t like it, you really can just not get married. Instead, make a living, buy a house, and buy a car by yourselves. When you want to have children, you can even use donated sperm, have the child and have it take your own surname with no arguments. Why do you have to get married? If you have feelings, can’t you just cohabitate? After marriage, women have to take on a lot of duties, such as supporting her husband, raising her children, and being filial to her parents-in-law. All you get is the title of being Mrs. So and So.
The women who willingly devote themselves to their families, willingly give up and invest themselves into their families, if you find yourselves homeless on the streets later, it too isn’t forced upon you by men, okay? It was your own choice, you can’t blame men.
So, the law has its regulations, and women have their choice.

第三账号:

What’s wrong with China’s women, where even having a child is a bargaining chip in the transaction with men. Truly very sad.

yzsss2010:

Hahaha…the more I think about it, the more ridiculous this is… Truly a national joke…

In my opinion, hard times are upon men. Have children but can’t watch them go uncared for, so go take care of them yourselves. Housework must have someone to do them, so go learn how to do them yourselves. What is even more frightening is that one’s parents have to have someone to take care of them in their old age, so go take care of them yourselves…because it is difficult enough for women to survive in an environment where they have neither guarantees nor sense of security. Freely accommodating you by giving you a child is enough of a contribution, there’s no reason to force her to bear the these other burdens, right?

It looks like a law protecting male citizens, but actually it is pushing us male comrades into the abyss. Truly it is too damaging and sinister…

The age of the national joke is upon us…truly TM something a bunch of pig-brains thought up.
╭︿︿︿╮
{/ o o /}
( (oo) ) Idea!!!!
︶ ︶︶

装死的小强:

If you guys truly love each other, would you really be afraid of the Marriage Law not being fair? Would you still care about what surname the child takes or who contributes more? If your feelings aren’t deep enough, why are you getting married at all? Isn’t that just being irresponsible to yourself?

Man: "The house is something my old mother gave me, there's nothing I can do either..." Woman: "Without my name on the home ownership certificate, whether I should marry you or not is something that is very difficult for me to decide."

From Liba:

With the release of the new Marriage Law, I want to get married even less. On what basis are women supposed to provide children for men??? On what basis? On what basis?!

Right now it isn’t even really about the house. After all, who doesn’t have a house these days anyway? My own family can’t even keep up with all the rent we collect from our house. Still, I’m angry. So women can have children for men and when the men don’t want them anymore, they still have the right to visit them and in fact I can’t even refuse to let them visit, but on what basis [for what reason] is the divorced woman not entitled to splitting up the house? So women are supposed to endure 10 months of hardship, are supposed to be dumped by men, and are supposed to let men find xiaosan?? And in the end when he’s old, has had enough fun with women, and now wants a child, the child I worked hard to raise up has no choice but to acknowledge him [as father], has no choice but to be filial [to him]? I’d have to be insane/stupid! I genuinely don’t want to get married anymore, nor do I want to have children…

Comments from Liba::

oliver1121:

If it is a woman who doesn’t have a house and has been married 10 years and more, then it is indeed too unfair.
Especially if the man is unfaithful and is the party at fault.
Although the woman doesn’t put in any money when buying the house,
she has provided the family with her her youth.
If 10 years later the man has an affair
and like that no longer wants the woman
causing her to lose both her youth and money [lose everything],
that’s really bleak [for her].

saka:

Resign yourselves to it. If a man is good to you, he’ll think of a way to give you security.

nickel2004:

If you don’t want to have a child, then don’t. Making it out as if having a child is only for others~
If it really gets to the point of divorce, just how much security is half a house going to provide anyway?
It’s not like in really rich households, why make such a big deal over small [ordinary] households, this is too much to bear~

lazycat625:

Why is marriage in so many people’s eyes like a transaction, whether they are losing out, whether it is worth it, whether there is security/a guarantee…?
Is the foundation of marriage not the feelings [between two people]? I really don’t understand it…

8888lulu:

I wonder if the person who wrote this law is an idiot.

They obviously did not consider at all that women generally give more of their blood and sweat in a marriage than men, what with there not being any regulations for compensating [the women in the event of divorce].

What is even more deplorable is that there are even some women who support it. CN. There’s nothing for me to say anymore. Everyone remember, it isn’t enough to have your eyes open [clear] before getting married. People change. If we don’t depend on the law and only depend on morality, just how many people are actually that dependable!?

abcd_dcba:

LZ, don’t be so worked up, this just shows that people have to be a little more careful and a little more sensible before getting married in the future. If you really have no confidence [in the other person], then don’t get married and don’t have children. Besides, there are plenty of independent women and DINKs [Double Income No Kids] these days. everyone has their own way of living.

msp:

The marriage laws in other countries all protect the women, where the majority of the assets are given to the women in divorces.

I don’t know what logic China’s marriage law is based on, as it clearly discriminates in favor of men.

Rommel:

There’s no need for so much discussion as it is already law now. All of you women who are worried and resentful of this had better act fast. Those who haven’t yet married or are about to get married better hurry plead and insist on having your name added [to property ownership documents]. Those of you who are already married better quickly think of a way to have the man and his parents’ names removed. Those of you who don’t yet have children better hurry and threaten to not have children, while those of you who have already had children will just have to deal.

小西西大西西:

I don’t get it. If we’re going to be so clear about pre-marriage property and assets, why not also bring [our laws governing] infidelity in marriage or divorce in line with foreign standards by giving us alimony! Are all of men who drew up and enacted this law keeping mistresses?

GiCs–Oasis:

Only when the laws are perfected will people not worry about these things before marriage.
When the laws are not perfect, people will necessarily be forced to protect their own interests before marriage, regardless of whether they are men or women.

What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with China’s marriage law? What would be the ideal way to protect both the man and woman’s interests in a divorce?

There are pages upon pages of Chinese netizen discussion and arguments all over the Chinese internet, for example on Mop and Sina if you want to see more.

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From People.com.cn:

Ticket for the Wuhan matchmaking event for the rich and powerful costs 99,999 yuan, 60 beautiful women compete for attention in bikinis

2011 June 25th afternoon, a matchmaking event for the wealthy was held at the East Lake beach in Wuhan. After passing the bitter contests of an earlier round, the 60 beautiful women appeared this time all wearing hot and stylish bikinis, generously revealing their healthy and beautiful bodies, exciting the rich and powerful men present.

Blue skies, white clouds, and a beach. A line of beautiful women wearing swimwear parade on the stage, with judges and honored guests below stage. Did you think this was a beauty pageant? Actually, it is a matchmaking event for the rich and powerful.

Yesterday, this matchmaking event organized for the rich and powerful was held at the East Lake beach. All of the males who attended were required to have over 30 million yuan in assets or over 1 million yuan in annual income, and must also spend 99,999 yuan for an entrance ticket to the matchmaking event. Females were free to enter without registration fees, and must pass through rounds of selection before they can enter the final evening dinner cruise.

Additional photos from NetEase & Yahoo China:

Comments from NetEase:

网易江苏省连云港市网友 [月君]:

Bullshit matchmaking, its a meat market.

网易四川省成都市网友 [圣o仙芙]:

Matchmaking event? Beauty pageant? Prostitution event? Pig meat has recently increased to 30 yuan per half kg!!!

网易四川省成都市网友 [圣o仙芙]：

They’ve already increased the price of pork and they still don’t give it a rest! Now they also want to increase the price of human meat!!!

网易广西南宁市网友 [毛主义万岁]:

The quality of these goods don’t seem to be very high! These are probably just for the millionaires, and the ones for the multimillionaires are probably better…

网易福建省三明市网友:

Everyone holler with me: Take the money, take the food, take the women…

网易上海市手机网友:

Disgusting, is this meaningful/worth it?

网易湖北省襄阳市网友:

When one is rich, one really can do whatever one pleases.

网易广东省东莞市网友 [朝泥三次]:

Recruiting whores, though whores wouldn’t wear bikinis to let people choose either.

网易江苏省苏州市网友:

Girls, is this really necessary? Are you marrying people or marrying money? This kind of phenomenon will only cause a lot of negative effects, and is even worse for society overall.

网易浙江省金华市网友:

Men are “perverted”.
Women are “greedy/materialistic”.
What difference is this from selling your body?
Is being rich that impressive?
Why not just take off all your close, and have a nude beauty pageant?
[They're] all society’s scum.

More choices. Personals @ chinaSMACK.

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