Divorce As A ‘Certificate Of Happiness’ In Modern China – Analysis

By Pan Wang

China’s marriage and birth rates have plunged to record lows but its divorce rates have skyrocketed in recent decades. In 2012, the divorce rate exceeded the marriage rate for the first time, and peaked at 4.71 million couples in 2019 before declining to 2.1 million by 2022. This recent decline is partly due...