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How China's skewed sex ratio is making President Xi's job a whole lot harder

  • Written by David Skidmore, Professor of Political Science, Drake University
imageChinese President Xi Jinping presides over the opening ceremony of the 19th Party Congress.AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

As odd as it sounds, China’s economic policy is being held hostage by its heavily skewed sex ratio.

China’s excess of young, unmarriageable males poses an acute dilemma for President Xi Jinping and other leaders as they set the...

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