Families’ preference that their one child be male led to innumerable sex-selective abortions, as well as female infanticide and abandonment. As of 2013, boys aged 0-24 outnumbered girls by 23 million, implying that more than 20 million young men will not be able to find marriage partners in the coming decades.
同样大有问题的是中国令人警惕的性别失衡。家庭希望唯一的孩子是男孩，这导致无数性别选择性堕胎以及杀害和抛弃女婴。2013年，0—24岁男孩数量比女孩多2,300万，这意味着在未来几十年，超过2,000万年轻男性无法找到配偶。