SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: A woman crosses a pedestrian crossing in wet weather in the Shanghai's financial district (Lujiazui) on February 24, 2018 in Shanghai, China.
SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: A woman crosses a pedestrian crossing in wet weather in the Shanghai's financial district (Lujiazui) on February 24, 2018 in Shanghai, China.
  • The Chinese government is trying to incentivize women to have more children.
  • A government campaign to foster a "birth-friendly culture" is appealing to matchmaking events. 
  • Many Chinese women are defying the mounting pressure to have more children.

Chinese women are increasingly resisting Beijing's push for more children, put off by government harassment and the burdens of child-rearing, according to The Wall Street Journal.