China's so desperate to boost its birth rates, it's even cracking down on customary betrothal gifts for brides to help people get married more easily

Tech Insider : Economy
A bride dressed in a traditional Chinese wedding dress and a groom pose for pictures with the corner tower of the Forbidden City in the background in Beijing, China.
China's trying hard to boost marriages and a flagging birth rate.

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