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2. All the single ladies: the rise of China’s “leftover women”

Inside China

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The Government's Struggle to Convince Women to Have More Kids

Dr. Wu is referring to the deadly baby milk formula scandal of 2008, when 300,000 children were poisoned after chemicals were added in the production process by a major Chinese company. On top of that, she tells me it's cases of child abuse in nurseries that are also alarming these women. Dr. Wu: The government is made up of men over the age of 65, and they're trying to convince women in their 20s and 30s to have more kids.

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