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

Inside China

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The Rise of Unmarried Women in Chinese TV Drama

Rachel, a 30-year-old woman living in Beijing, talks about Chinese TV's trend to portray older women who aren't married. She says over the past 5 years, there have been more representation of them in TV drama. After more than a decade of state media portraying unmarried women as picky or perverse, it sounds like a new approach is being taken.

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