China relaxing on the “mother, may I?” game.

31 Mar
2005

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China said it would lift from September a 50-year ban on college students marrying or bearing children but warned the relaxed regulations should not change academic priorities.

Students of legal marriage age — 22 for males and 20 for females — will no longer need to seek approval from university officials to tie the knot, the Ministry of Education said on its website.

For decades students contemplating marriage or who become pregnant have faced the dilemma of whether to give up studying or delay their wedding, or stay in school and have an abortion. (more…)

I can’t help but laugh and shake my head at the same time.

On one hand, you have a “free” country (the United States) that continues to demand increased government intervention in every aspect of our lives. On the other hand, China (a Communist country STILL–Don’t believe the hype!) has acknowledged the cries of its people by getting out of the business of telling folks when to get married.

If you have not been doing so, please take the time to stay abreast on the goings-on in China. There is a whole lot that is happening right now over there that is having a direct effect on our economy here in the US.

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