China's Unmarried 'Leftover' Women

[@SS-yv9cq]

"Female infanticide was not an issue for the government, but man not finding a wife is an important issue" really broke my heart 😔

[@lucasdutra67]

Women are the main group to be pro-abortion

[@achyka3802]

@@lucasdutra67 because husbands want a son to inherit the family name and possessions. Plus poorer families couldn't afford more than one child since the country wouldn't cover costs of additional kids. So the burden and expectations of birthing a son was put on the mother who knew that having a girl would "bring shame to the family" and it would make family life difficult for both the child and the wife. There, a little bit of context behind your statement.

[@francescalee2497]

Female infanticide was something they took for granted, unfortunately. My grandma told of how her grandma crushed her newborn baby granddaughter with a stool while the parents watched on, too afraid to say anything. This was way before the one child policy (my grandma's 90). It's been done for centuries. The way women were viewed in China pre cultural revolution was similar to how women are viewed in rural India or Saudi Arabia these days. It was practically Sharia law with no god. There were honour killings (if you committed adultery, they drowned you in a pig cage). Girls were often sold into slavery (my other grandma was sold into slavery as a child and married a guy who was 40 years her senior to be a a sister wife/baby maker just to get some financial stability) and polygamy was very normal. China has always had a high percentage of unmarried men because the rich men had multiple wives and concubines and there has always been female infanticide.

[@llllll58]

@@francescalee2497 idiot do you have any idea how they view women in Muslim countries? They were not property and they have equal rights, 50%50%. Women and men are not the same, but they are equal in Islamic view.

[@ruemissm6800]

That was deep

[@princijay7001]

Being leftover is better than a marrying a wrong person.

[@badonkadonk2339]

Agreed

[@charlesdesouza9313]

agree to disagree still you can learn quite a lot from that, nothing's permanent.

[@princijay7001]

@@charlesdesouza9313 learning never ends. Life is short, we need to cherish the moments we have. Get married if u find a good partner but never get married just because other people are getting married or u want to experience married life.

[@ohdahngboi_2237]

True, but you also left to think about not finding anyone at all for the rest of your life

[@tombpit]

A Wong person kkkk

[@davecullins1606]

The more I learn about the world, the more I realise I like my home country just fine.

[@Vandarte_translator]

@Psyborg Punk punk

[@aena5995]

Where r u from? Sweden , europe

[@christinaartista697]

Meeee tooooo.

[@maleazarkevich6635]

So true. I'm just so thankful I was born in a country where I am socially allowed not to marry if I don't want to and persue my career goals even if I do. We tend to take this things for granted

[@_blueunicorn5158]

Same

[@BenjaminKeller]

Imagine going to a blind dating event and than get paired to a vice reporter 😭

[@KaiserTwo]

rather kms than talk to these obnoxious fucks bro 😭 man was just trying to get a girl but got quizzed on the socioeconomic state of China

[@milianozuniga-deanda4955]

When you're genuinely seeking a date but get interviewed by Vice instead... :(

[@DronZizzle]

lmao, even more disappointment

[@edis6379]

Right LOL

[@randomperson-og2uy]

An absolutely gorgeous Vice employee at that! Feelsbadman

[@winviki123]

lol i guess she was only trying to expose and highlight the reality of China. I think this happens in societies(especially Asian countries) that are close minded and non progressive.

[@LolLol-mw8qy]

random person damn I finally found someone like me POG

[@filippe_kim]

Mr. Yan could have been the CEO of Tinder if only he learns how the internet works.

[@Kharmatos13]

#LearnToCode

[@travelsquadd]

😆😆😆

[@ny9296]

hahaha this!

[@kentlong4276]

IF THE INTERNET WASN'T REGULATED AND CENSORED IN CHINA......

[@Soulatheunholy]

You forget one thing. You dont have "liberal" internet in China :)

[@usseftraore]

Just gotta love Chinese. They’re just different. With 20 Millions extra men. They’ve managed to label women “leftovers” 😂

[@EvaG26]

Although I vehemently disagree with this, I imagine the thought process is considering how many men there is, if a woman doesn’t have one then there must be something wrong with the woman, compared to the men not having as much choice

[@sharathvasudev]

men can't give birth. women can. China wants future generation to continue its struggling economy. many countries have this problem.

[@GidiLad]

Also men could possibly marry as they get older, the case is clearly not the same for women. A man can peak well into his 40’s and marry a woman in her 20’s

[@sharathvasudev]

@@GidiLad yes men have lot more time and can be fertile till 70 or 80. nowadays women are infertile by 25. that's a huge gap. but feminism will take care of them

[@Conn30Mtenor]

@@sharathvasudev because women find wrinkly, saggy-butt men soooo hot.

[@Stiasteny]

Wow as an ambitious 26 y/o Chinese girl who was adopted (bc she was given away because of the one child policy), this gave me REAL goosebumps. I am in a stable relationship right now but I can't imagine marrying right now. I feel bad for that young girl because she is so cute, so open, so ambitious and can really "fight" the entire world imo. It soothes me that she doesn't really care that much :-)

[@sagars861]

get married this year

[@NIkki-ox1ej]

Idk but what Chinese men see as left over women, men everywhere else are 👀👁️👄👁️

[@when1stHuemansSeetheTruth]

America needs the policy

[@blackmarala]

They can woman stupid emotional usless now they beg us to marry their sons.

[@svetlanak.575]

@@sagars861 shut up creep

[@lynne99]

I'd rather be a left over woman any day with a career then a domestic abused one in a marriage that only makes my parents happy. Edit: Because some of you don't understand that other countries exist outside of your own and the standards and what we perceive in western society as normal might not exist or is just developing in other countries. So yes, other countries exist outside of your own and have different standards and it's baffling how some people cannot understand that.

[@lynne99]

@@koihc I don't think all men in China feel that way, different countries have different cultures and expectations of their people. There is alot of things in China that is only in a males favor while a woman just working lables them negativity and not being married in their 20's makes them old. It's "it's the woman's fault she's not young or married not the mans" is the mentality of the older generation.

[@koihc]

The mentality of the older generation also expects men to be obliged to take on responsibilities, so it isn't just one sex's problem.

[@lynne99]

@@koihc but little boys weren't killed for being born, given up or sold

[@koihc]

@@lynne99 True that's a deep cultural issue that requires solving, like male genital mutilation in the west.

[@robertjensen1048]

AC: Don't worry, we men will be glad to leave you to get old alone with your cats.

[@danielkennedy4518]

Interesting - the 5'10" woman is "to tall". My late wife was a bit over 6'0" and I am 5'10". We were married for 45 years. It was the definition of heaven! I will ALWAYS love her!

[@alyxskyler]

Aww, that’s really sweet 😭💕

[@ekaeteuwem369]

Bless your heart

[@elara5122]

You have been living a dream life, you are lucky guy!!!!!

[@fudgecake76]

aww Bless you 🥺

[@annrose8294]

but u know...in western countries height difference dont matter much but in Asia if the woman is taller than the woman its seen as odd or even funny to the ppl arnd they would judge u everytime u go out...finally these little things would go a long way and end up bad.But western countries dont mind it and im so happy tht u lived ur life the best way possible! prayers for ur family.

[@karinacabrera1082]

Chinese parents: We need a baby boy for this family! The same Chinese parents after 25 years later: Why won’t any girls marry my son?!

[@VoluntraryismNottheState]

The world: Men die more frequently, and live shorter lives than women China: We need a baby boy for this family!

[@fetchstixRHD]

"How come there aren't many women around!? It's not like we aborted and abandoned baby girls to die- oh yeah..."

[@jasleen7776]

Same in india

[@glenglen6386]

@@fetchstixRHD They did it so they could send the boy away to slave in a factory to support the family. Those boys were not born into any privilege. These women are from the middle class who already had means and could afford to have a daughter which they could send to university.

[@H0NGJAE]

Walker Smith rude much?

[@a.charlie2161]

Im a woman and the older I get, the wiser I become. Today I know what I need from a relationship. Nobody can rush that. If you are in a rush to get into a relationship you may very well find yourself with a partner who is abusive, who suffers from many illnesses and diseases or a mental disorder. Imagine how difficult it is to leave then. Shame on those who shame others into mattiage and into parenthood. As I always say, I am the one who is going to live with this person, not you!

[@deadkachu7678]

Yes plz west people should continue to have this kind of mentality of freedom , so that enjoyment will be the priority u have in ur life. IT will help us Asians to get better job in ur country.

[@deadkachu7678]

Plz continue to empower women so that u all don't get marry at all and in future our people can enjoy the luxury u have build

[@deadkachu7678]

Currently Asians r build ur society , how they r able to do it because of support and sacrifice. If u will find only enjoyment in life and go for shortcut then ur community will not last.

[@deadkachu7678]

Nicolas Tesla is the reason u have electricity in ur house, What did he get after inventing AC motors ,only debt because of which he has to do sucide. If he would have thought about himself,he would have been alive and our world woundnt have got electricity.

[@deadkachu7678]

Sacrifice is the only way human civilization can grow and support help humans to carry on.

[@acdc2468]

"Female infanticide was *not* a concern for the government....but a man (who) cannot find a wife *IS* a concern for the government" - The lady fuckin' nailed it with this quote. 5:58

[@sprshedina]

💯

[@robinlillian9471]

It never occurred to them that the first abomination caused the second problem. So obvious that if you kill girl children, they will not come back to life to become men's wives a few years later. So stupid.

[@allahbless2278]

Completely different things. In general men are the way more disposal sex in the eyes of most. Get sent off to wars and get killed

[@ss-cat7]

@@allahbless2278 Nope. It has always been eomen who are the 1st to be sacrificed in face of any issues. They are seen as burdens. Men on the other hands are seen as assets, because they are the "stronger sex", they will carry on the family line, however women will not do so, as they cannot pass on their family name. Hence, even in this case, when they had to keep only one child, the girl children were the first to be sacrificed. Men are seen as important, so they are sent to wars, to protect the country, while women, are seen as useless, so they just become another object for exchange, through marriage, to become the background against the man, as a wife, cooking, cleaning, serving him, so he can do all the important tasks. Women are obviously, treated as secondary.

[@MasterofPlay7]

you know women are worth nothing back then, is all the feminist movement which destroy our society

[@jooyeonhuh8242]

A society gaslighting women for being leftover when there’s more unmarried men

[@elizcringle6505]

Those unmarried men won't procreate and their bloodline will die out 😁

[@johnsonnwastaken6264]

So basically, we shouldn´t talk about a problem because there are other problems around? Damn flawless logic, son.

[@2Pains1Love]

@Charles Huang "women's sexual value peak around 23 then decline" damn son have you missed out the entire porn category out there called MILF??

[@41052]

Charles Huang that is just so untrue lol. MILFS? Like the other guy said. Cougars? Dawg women forever stay sexy until they become actual elders, and even then a lot of women are still sexy with their grey hair

[@bgoonz89]

Charles Huang are you married? Obviously you have only met very few types of women. how sad it must be to live such a closed, inexperienced, ignorant life such as yours

[@annie_xo]

Forced abortion has to be one of the most traumatic things a woman could experience. So sad. And now their society sees the consequences.

[@HighScarlettFever]

No, a thing more traumatic than that has to be forced sterilization.

[@HighScarlettFever]

@Time waster Alright, picture yourself being a woman (not sure if you are or not) and people force you into a clinic to remove your ability to give birth even if you always wanted a child. Reasons for this could be, but are not limited to ancestral insanity, racism, and policies like the one-child policy. With an abortion, as tragic as it is, at least you have another shot at having a kid. With sterilization, that gets taken away altogether.

[@Prototype9871]

That wouldn’t be a nightmare here in the USA women would love that free apportions

[@willthomsen7569]

STATE FORCED abortion... think about it. Some Orwellian shit man this is why you NEVER fully trust a government and you NEVER give them too much power over the people.

[@touxiong519]

@@HighScarlettFever lol in a way it's actually a good thing. The resources of earth is depleting.

[@Tallgeese03]

"How old are you?" "32" "A little old 😂😂😂" That old man was brutal lol

[@Robbinsffxi]

Fertility is important. Can't blame him.

[@nevergiveupbaby1720]

He’s also single and old himself so

[@justaperson6254]

​@@Robbinsffxi older males are more likely to have defective sperm, and less sperm. older males are also highly stupid and less productive/good partners and potential fathers. than women are to produce defective eggs.

[@alexiakelley4245]

@@Robbinsffxiyou don’t lose all your eggs at 32 😅. You have a 50/50 chance of conceiving a child with no protection in a woman’s early 30’s

[@Robbinsffxi]

@@alexiakelley4245 yes and it drops exponentially.

[@ghostie8341]

>Looks beautiful > without a single wrinkle >young >she's 32 years old Him:ToO OLd

[@ujjwalraisolidakiba9737]

Vladimir Lenin you’re right and also bc usually it’s easier to dominate younger women. Older women are wise or more experienced and thus are believed to be dominating this type of society. I’m from A similar society, it’s not that extreme here but it’s always there in the back of the mind of the parent’s.

[@ujjwalraisolidakiba9737]

Abu Hassan our men and their happiness is not based on the “western hoe” . It’s mostly the system. And our women are happier too. There are just people(all genders and classes) capable of doing good or bad. Not good or bad people. The world isn’t so black and white

[@flowerangle4466]

@Abu Hassan Seriously you are being ignorant and so dump right now.

[@SVTfordPINTO]

Empty carton of eggs

[@elijahmendez4107]

@Abu Hassan lol you dont think the suicide rate has anything to do because of the slave labor in large american corporations overseas?

[@davidjenkins8449]

The way I see it you have four kinds of people. 1. Happily in a relationship 2. Unhappily in a relationship 3. Happily single 4. Unhappily single

[@stza16]

I’ve been all four.

[@mrskille1]

Five kind : the neutral ones !

[@bunnyfreakz]

Unhappily in relationship is the worst one , happy in relationsip is the best. Everything is in between.

[@marinmarin9911]

You forgot one type. 5. Forever alone

[@farhaadmohsin2306]

There are only two kinds: unhappily married and happily single :-)

[@treehugger3615]

The Chinese spend the better part of their youth studying and doing exams. From 15 to 22 they have no social life, their only goal is to get into the best college. How do you expect them to get to know people like that?

[@jorgehuezo1378]

22 to 27 is 5 years...

[@janetsalvador-garcia8667]

@@jorgehuezo1378 And those years go by fast... literally. They probably aren't stable enough and work hard then they realize oh shit I missed my mark. It happens.

[@purevert]

@@jorgehuezo1378 And that's the problem here, life i just too short and there is never enough time for anything.

[@MelaniaRose]

Parents shouldn’t be so hard on their children. Let them have a balance life.

[@avinashreddy4444]

Same goes in India as well.

[@omerosdaskalos7708]

Very interesting. Thanks. However, this documentary was made before Covid , right ? How have things changed /evolved since ? What's the latest update on feminism /feminist activism in China at this time (January 2024)? Maybe we need a newer episode or a sequel ?

[@kameo360fan]

Poor guy who just wanted to be on a date and got stuck with an interviewer 🤣

[@escapedcops08]

Ooof, he knew there was a ZERO percent probability he was going on a second date.

[@macumezahn]

Yea did you guys at least buy him dinner?

[@AlistairGale]

@@macumezahn interesting that you are concerned for the Guy, not for the victims of Chinese devaluation of women.

[@condotiero860]

@@lordilluminati5836 omg where can i learn to be that smooth! That slays! Here, have a like good sir.

[@Typicalcs]

@@condotiero860 😂

[@mrp5578]

Being married is not a guarantee of being happy or successful. Sometimes, you are better off single.

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

These women are not leftover, they just want the top 10% of men. There 35 million more men than women in China. It should be called leftover men.

[@tomlxyz]

Marriage is not about being happy or successful in a lot of eastern countries. It's how it's supposed to be and if you're not married you're basically a loser

[@joshyAV]

@@user-uy1rg8td1v not even true, lol. I dated multiple self-made women and heiresses when I lived in Hong Kong and they all just want someone that treats them like a human being, not be cheated on, and loved. It’s not really picky top 10% standards

[@iamhorny4542]

Whats important isnt the marriage, but the long term relationship.

[@michaela2634]

I am much, much happier now that Im married and have a family.

[@sterlingforbes3872]

I'm in my 30s and never married, most of my friends are either married and unhappy or divorced. Sometimes being a leftover is WAY better than the alternatives.

[@yarijoshy3410]

Yeah I’m in my 30s too and sometimes wish I had a special someone but then I see my married friends drama and horror stories and realize being alone is not that bad.

[@ChurlzVA]

You're not a leftover. You're a person living your life on your terms. Just staying facts.

[@julioservantes8242]

Being single in your 30s is fun, in your 40s+ it is just sad. But by that time it's just too late, unless you're really rich

[@ChurlzVA]

@@julioservantes8242 You define life on your own terms. If it's sad, that's only because you decide that it will be.

[@atate23]

Key word to not overlook : SOMETIMES lol

[@Anne-ee1pw]

This was an excellent documentary. Thank you!

[@tano5370]

China: No dating until after college also china: u need to get married by 24 or 25

[@livingdivinity6275]

The first statement is valid for men mostly + the criterias are clear you own a big property in the capital, tons of money, have a good height and great features - you qualify.

[@funkiebutch9690]

Also china: why do you want to get married while in college?

[@tidefanyankee2428]

Essentially what they're saying is find someone in college. Which to be honest, isn't a bad idea. At least both of you will know their partner is educated.

[@marrinsmb]

so true!!!

[@lechsiz1642]

Ancient Chinese Taoist philospher YangTzu says something like Don't worry about pleasing society. He's the Chinese old man to listen to.

[@btshartu7559]

She's a leftover woman at 26. Then I must be a real trash in China at this age

[@gayledimitri5887]

bts hartu 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Same!

[@protruth5133]

Women over 25 and not a virgin would be look down on in ancient cultures, because she could carry another mans DNA through sex. If not married they would become concubines. Today they call them damage women.

[@MLedZeppelinZoSoA]

@Jenny V a christmas cake

[@LetsPlay4Live]

Kpop fans are trash everywhere not only in china

[@lovablevietboy]

@@protruth5133 Still seen today, that's why a lot of American women lost their hype.

[@randombully3798]

25 is actually a young age, most people finish their colleges and get jobs at this age, does people in china marry during their college life?

[@kaleblegesse9079]

Only a few decades ago people in China would marry with elementary school girls. Not surprised

[@athulyamuralidharan9421]

Same goes in India. As soon as done with college. And the matching thing ...that's the norm here, leftover or not (arranged marriage and matchmakers).

[@randombully3798]

@@athulyamuralidharan9421 arranged?

[@athulyamuralidharan9421]

@@randombully3798 matchmaking , yes

[@TJCID22]

25 is peak fertility (actually 24 is but close enough). It's all downhill from there which means if you're 25 and unmarried you're already late for the party.

[@MontyCarlosElixir]

We need to teach the next generation how to love and have empathy and have stable relationships with others.

[@HangedManTalking]

"The issue is actually the leftover men" most powerful line in the segment. Well done everyone.

[@HangedManTalking]

@King Delevingne lol you call yourself "king" nuff said

[@thomasjuniardi3559]

This is kinda strange since there's many Chinese mainlanders whom seeking Chinese women overseas, especially in Southeast Asia like my country that actually had matchmakers agency for Chinese mainlanders men 🤦

[@s.e.f8160]

Exactly. That’s the irony

[@HangedManTalking]

@香港废青，时代垃圾 cancer keeps the human population (aka earth cancer) in check ... so in a way, cancer saves the planet. Just like feminism will save us all in the years to come. You'll see, my friend.

[@googooeyes9929]

Sam Dawes youre so sexist

[@gugu1010110]

Wouldn’t it be “left over men” if there’s 20 million more ?

[@user-pp5bt9yq5p]

Pretty sure there's an urban rural divide.

[@arp5546]

@@tonyr.2321 there are ‘left over men’ in china. There is a video about it too.

[@HelmuthGerka]

No one cares about broke men

[@bug5327]

There’s a part in the documentary where it explains that the term was made to shame women into marrying because there is a shortage of women in general

[@Crymeareva]

No, they won't be leftover if the females weren't so radical... Like you can be "provider" and "marry", so you just dodging coz you're unable to take responsibility or are a se xual? How's that femimizt

[@user-mv2xz8rp5g]

Why can't people just let you be single and happy

[@seanfl4015]

Because women are never truly happy when single in their later years. It may be fun in your 20s but after that, women will then try to reverse the odometer by lying about who they are and what they've done as they start to see their peers abandoning the single life out of fear of loneliness. Women biologically need men's protection and guidance in order to be truly happy.

[@MeisjeLief88]

Sean FL ofc a man would say this. Stfu ur unwanted

[@snailart14]

@@seanfl4015 Sounds like b.s, smells like b.s.....oh yeah, because it's b.s.

[@victorias4078]

@@seanfl4015 Dumb

[@roxyroxelle]

@@seanfl4015 why would i need a man's guidance since i can think for myself. do you really think women are so incapable of thinking?

[@bernardinelermite1133]

They have eliminated their baby girls like an undesirable pest and now their millions sons think they can be picky ?? Lol. Sooner or later, karma strikes.

[@JasenFromBoston]

I would gladly take a "leftover woman" aware of her wants instead of a failed marrage

The picky ones are the ones with options. The men who will take these leftover women are men the leftover women don't want.

[@crocopie]

How could there be leftover women if there are millions of unmarried men?

[@koobea4859]

Spin

[@bolei2970]

Poor man is not human being in some girls’ eye

[@sarared2292]

@ exactly so well said

[@navonmyhand7999]

Because no one cares about men who end up lonely and poor. Men aren't leftover, they're forgotten. That's one interpretation.

[@Kaybossboi]

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[@abigailrivera675]

Having had just seen another video estimate 33 million single men and 6 million single women I can’t understand at all why a woman regardless of her age would be considered leftover

[@Oreo-vh7rk]

True and most comments around here I see are bashing the women for being too picky? Like what

[@linehandibew6205]

Maybe all the carona deaths will be men to even things out a bit

[@catstrawford]

@@linehandibew6205 Lol That's a cruel thing to say. First, because we're talking deaths here, and second, because it's painfully true...

[@Oreo-vh7rk]

@Luke L. Because theres 33 million single men and 6 million single women. See Im no expert but from those numbers Im gonna say theres not enough women in China for these men. Even if all the women are married off, theres still gonna be leftover men.

[@tyty8484]

@fane babanu The difference is that men will lower their standards. These "Leftover" women won't.

[@hujongmenon2643]

As she said, " Female infanticide was not a concern for the government but man not able to find wife is a concern for the government. " This is so horrible.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

the government is stupid...

[@theusareview7960]

There's no such thing as female infanticide 🙄 I thought u guys thought fetuses were not babies 🥱

[@mynty_me]

@@theusareview7960Well they kill them when they know their gender. The fetus is technically already someone at that time like 5 months in the womb. It’s hard to get an abortion in the US at 5 months (if that’s where u are from) even harder now. To kill a fetus only because of their gender after carrying it for so long now that’s really messed up😳China on another lvl. How do these women get these abortions?? Are they safe? Or do they kill them after they come out the womb.

[@theusareview7960]

@@mynty_me idk where they get the abortions but my point is that these feminists argue fetuses are just a thing, a collection of cells until viability occurs - which is at SIX months. It's just funny now hearing them have the audacity to argue that getting an abortion is murder when it aligns with their narrative 😬usurprising

[@jesterbons1558]

both are problematic stop crying

[@Romanticoutlaw]

there's not enough women to go around and these men still gonna be picky?

[@ruekurei88]

Both sides are picky. The women also want a guy who's good looking, owns a house or property, has a car, is financially stable etc. There are lots of guys to go around, but with the housing crisis situation in China(empty buildings being built skyrocketing house prices which seems like a huge housing bubble scheme) it can be difficult for a lot of men. Especially in rural areas I'm guessing most there would be out of luck.

[@Autotad]

parents* still gonna be picky.

[@oleksandrdanylov6076]

of course - they want a good obeying servant and some women dare not to be ones

[@jamesegsmith]

I think the women are the ones being picky. With so many extra guys I'm pretty sure there was someone who would want them but they're probly just not good enough. A successful career woman is not gonna wanna settle for anyone with a lower status than her. And that takes time for her to build that success. But why would a successful man want to start a family with an older girl when he has the means to support a beautiful young girl and a child himself........ The differences is a man can be happy with a poor woman. But it dont work the other way around.

[@Mars-nm8ek]

Romantic Outlaw ikr like god damn

[@placidnick100]

"Every generation has to fight the battle".............these words are stuck to my mind. Pretty powerful words.

[@bobafrett2450]

Every generation has a legend.....-The Rise of Skywalker.

[@rehoboth_farm]

Life is fleeting, fragile and precious. We are always one generation from extinction. I'm very concerned for the survival of humanity with our current culture. So few people are focused on the important issues in life. So many people spend their whole lives peering into a glass window in their hand instead of having real life interactions. Technology is making us dumb, lazy and uninterested in procreation.

[@rehoboth_farm]

@Notre Aira No. The Earth is NOT over populated. Only people who live in giant concrete toilets called big cities believe such nonsense. I live on 23 acres. My property is small in comparison to all of my neighbors. There are only 10,000 people in my whole county. My county is only one in a huge state with many counties even more sparsely populated than mine. The whole of the western United States is almost 90% uninhabited government owned land. Go get on an airplane and see all of the huge areas of nothing but green. Look at google earth, zoom out and look around. The Earth is NOT over populated. If you are an obtuse, self centered imbecile then it is probably best if you don't have children. If you don't want to have children then don't have sex. That probably won't be hard for you.

[@ReHabReLap]

Imagine being picky when theres 20 million more men than women

[@APsupportsTerrorism]

It's like you almost got it... but you didn't. Every single woman there can marry a man better than her. Just on the numbers. But she's even pickier than that... that's why they get backlash.

[@TJCID22]

The laws of economics and human nature always win in the end.

[@mueffe1357]

Yeah, China has a limited number of 878 Billionaires and 4.4 million Millionaires. Those ladies need to be picky!

[@usebrain514]

@@cassanderrr I thought that too. Looking for a partner is a balance between demand and supply. I bet a lot of boys would take any girl. The leftover grils got to pick the leftover boys: poor, unsmart, small and ugly guys. They are late to the party. Now they get whats left. But they dont want them. Women tend to look for a equal smart or even smarter guys. Guys can live with it if the girl fits his needs. Better than no girl. In every society you can observe that high qualified girls cant find a match because of their high expectations and unwanted boys are leftovers. Beeing lonely. Thats the price for beeing picky. And the real ones suffering of this problem are the unwanted boys. Because they got no choice.

[@usebrain514]

@@cassanderrr doubt. You are right. This is a general rule which applies to anyone. But we are talking about patterns we can describe which lead to problems we can observe.

[@ludmillaef]

This documentary is one of the best documentaries that I’ve seen. I feel so sorry about what happens with Chinese women, and I’d say I feel similar feelings even living in Brazil. Even occupying an important position in the government, it’s so frustrating to feel like a secondary kind of citizen. I hope to see this bright future for all of us. We deserve it.

[@Lancelote.]

men don't care about your position, maybe that whats wrong with a lot of these women...

[@bn8781]

@@Lancelote. the simple fact that you watched this doc and got left wondering "what's wrong with these women" actually beautifully portrays how these insane scenarios turn up happening in the world Its dark poetry happening first hand ✨

[@bn8781]

Fellow brazilian woman here. We are very secondary citizen indeed. Brazil is a modern slave country. There are no citizens, there is only a market, everything has a price, and the money holders are white men. The same logic shown in the doc that the government only worried with men not finding wives, but didn't worry with child infanticide, applies here with our parliament discussing how to punish women for abortion. Wanting to put women in jail for 20 years for an abortion, twice the time that they voted to put a man that raped that same woman wanting to abort that pregnancy. We're not actual citizens, we're a tool

[@Lancelote.]

@@bn8781 let me clarify: if you are a woman, and you focus mostly on qualities inefficient to generate attraction on the opposite s3x (such as socioeconomic status), when to appeal to the largest possible sample of men implies you would rather value other characteristics, it can be said that there IS indeed something wrong with the way which you perceive what men want out of you which contributes to female singlehood. as with "incels", maybe this group of women who is 30+ and single can at least be partially responsible for their state of affairs? No? It surely can't all be the boo-hoo society's evil doings being cast upon these innocent angels? After all, this is such an unbiased documentary shading light to all sides of the story!😅

[@madeasimmons9746]

Ah, marry a poor man. Why do women need a man's resources?

[@AyatAljobori]

How about a 30 years old divorced? I don’t even have a chance to be advertised in China 😂

[@amataratsu006]

Puff, you are done

[@asfandkhan89]

You do have a chance, soon

[@notsuperhumain]

Nutcases is what they are Jokes on them because men from other countries would die for a day with you

[@heyhey11793]

😂

[@asfandkhan89]

Do you have any other social account?

[@nora_adora]

14:09 this guy was hoping for a date, but he got interviewed instead

[@nabeel9187]

You could see him die inside, sad

[@sofia_rms]

I felt bad for him

[@tyty8484]

"I want a guy that's intelligent and reads a lot" lol !!! They weren't ready for a western girl. Having financial stability is such a given that it doesn't even cross their mind.

[@TheMoistOne]

*Got rekt*

[@attiumeyami417]

lol he's like "bro there are 20 million more dicks in this country trying to find a hole and ur wasting my time with this BS gtfo"

[@tonyzheng700]

This should have been a full documentary on Wang Zheng. Her parts were the most interesting and enlightening. Great interview

[@eugene188]

she spoke well and she had deep insight. The other younger girls did not nearly have as much insight as her, not even close. They sounded like my high school students who throw around words and terms because it sounds cool.

[@clappedclipco]

A Z a damn commie though

[@Azariachan]

@@clappedclipco You sound like an idiot. Just stop before it gets really embarrassing.

[@welwitschia]

@@clappedclipco Well, it was communism what gave women in China an opportunity to liberate themselves, while capitalism brought back oppression and class warfare with it. It's almost as if communism was a system that helped most people, while capitalism only helped a few at the expense of the rest.

[@carlotamagdalenoruiz1735]

Many thanks for the documentary ❤

[@moderngeaisha5113]

HOLY PROJECTIONISM : women are "leftover" when there are way too many men ?! wow

[@mohitthakur6314]

Two things are vast.... Universe And Human Stupidity I am not so sure about the first one...

[@Lyscendree]

@@mohitthakur6314 Albert Einstein

[@utrix_1121]

This is focusing on the women who are too 'old' to be considered for marrige, but there are many reports on the male Chinese demographic. This video is just for women.

[@brainplay8060]

@@utrix_1121 This video is focusing on older women who don't want to settle for a mediocre paid/status male but are too old to chase after older established/rich/high status men who are seeking younger women. This is already common in the US as many women who were fed the feminist (we don't need no man) are finding out that being single in their 20's isn't the same as being single in their mid 30's or 40's. The irony is striking about how many articles are publish in the US about how good it is being single and then often by some of the same authors, how lonely they've become or that they can't find good men. If I'm in my late 30's or 40's, rich, etc and can date a woman in her 20's that will cherish me now, why would I settle for an older crusty woman in her 30's or 40's that has spent half of her life complaining about men?

[@Harry-cy5vz]

@@brainplay8060 do you assume every single woman over the age of 30 is a tyrannical feminist?

[@lizaelliott6862]

“Female infanticide is not a concern for the government, man cannot find wife is a concern for the government” 😶

[@Scoparis]

Killing people cannot be a big issue than lack of producing people

[@comicsans3845]

"Female infanticide" Uh it's called abortion. I thought that feminists where in favor of it.

[@xypaisb8026]

@@comicsans3845 not when they're forced to do it... We're pro choice, not pro abortion

[@cerilgracic3065]

Stonks*

[@Kalifornia-Screaming]

@@xypaisb8026 haha...yea pro choice is worse...we choose to kill our babies

[@sadiemarie8124]

if there's more men than women how comes there's 'leftover' women?

[@luisperez4297]

Sadie Marie high standards

[@epistemialiliasmr5630]

Sadie Marie this is what we call a classic Patriarchal Reversal.

[@epistemialiliasmr5630]

Sadie Marie One of the biggest patriarchal reversals that is also being touted here is the idea that “women need men”. Women don’t need men at all, and have to be continuously brainwashed and socially shamed into believing that they need a man, because it’s actually men who need women.

[@bensavage6389]

Because vice is lies and propoganda. Seriously, why watch their garbage.

[@tosinojo7310]

@jmarks881 pussyfied males

[@Ms.Laterholmes5253]

Stay strong, ladies manifest, positive❤

[@ppwithaweewee9403]

Translation: Cope ladies, feminism have ruined your lives.

[@Tiiiiiiiiiiish05]

This made me a remember of a Chinese friend I know. She's currently working in Japan and refuses to go home because she's escaping marriage and her family there 😂

[@chrisortiz8072]

I have a Chinese friend who loves Japanese woman for many reasons kind of makes me wonder if they'd get along

[@theresekatie4841]

That's not funny it's devestating.

[@sekarrahmini9389]

I'll be the next

[@Crymeareva]

We need A.I female to replace these asexual ones

[@johnballard6725]

That's the bad side of ethnicity,I like their family values and rooting for each other but the huge pressure put on individuals to get married is wrong.

[@marcelgardner8497]

I'll take an older woman who has herself together any day of the week. Plus when did the 30s become an old age.

[@spidermansdong]

After 30 the chances of having children drop dramatically...

[@rzum81]

And when you are in your 30s and become pregnant it’s considered a geriatric pregnancy.

[@SurrealisticSlumbers]

Top age bracket for a first-time birth in the U.S. is now 30-35

[@spidermansdong]

@@SurrealisticSlumbers and people wonder why marriage rates are plummeting in united states. Feminists always tell women thaey could do anything without having to face the consequences and as a result western women waste thier twenties having hookups after hookups without investing in an actual committed relationships(not everyone, obviously) and after time has passed they realise they can't have children and on top of that, no high value man wants them. I bet this guy who commented that he would take a woman in her thirties has definitely been brainwashed by the western media and has absolutely no idea or maturity to understand what it takes to build a healthy family.

[@Will.Flavell]

Overpopulation is a global problem

[@RoxanneTLS]

« Female infanticide was not a concern of the government but man cannot find wife IS a concern of the government » wow.

[@koihc]

20 million leftover men not a concern for vice. "Leftover" (picky) women, 30 minute documentary.

[@hoviksmail]

That's communism in a nutshell. Anything that's good for the communist government is good, anything bad for the communist government is bad. It's estimated that the Chinese communists killed 60+ million Chinese people to force communism on China, those are the conservative numbers. To give you an idea, about 25-30 million total people died in WW2.

[@workhorseoeenanimal]

@@Abereality The world does revolve around us, we created everything and we are the best, you are shit at everything.

[@slin9291]

it's biased to say "man cannot find wife is a concern" because the actual, larger implication is lower birth rates, labor shortage, economic stagnation, and not enough young people to care for the older generation. Sex imbalance is an issue for ANY country (Japan for example) so why is VICE shitting on China for this? oH right, because ComMUnISm = BIG BAD right??

[@rondelmoore7130]

@@Abereality What is really the point?

[@Acr6gAttt-mq2hr]

Why do so many men around the world assume they're entitled to a "perfect" woman when they themselves are below average? Reminds me of my boomer uncle in the US who is physically, financially, and intellectually deficit, but still thinks he deserves a hot 20 year old wife.

[@edgar22452]

Well for 1 men's looks are not that important in society. And 2 men of financial means can get a hot 20 yr old. Understand this, men of means can afford a hot young woman. Men and women are not the same. Different expectations come from both genders. That's just the way it is buttercup. This is a man's world. Better get use to it.

[@fenty2945]

@@edgar22452And 99% of men make no more than 60k/yr. Young women want SIX FIGURE MEN, no exceptions! We want traditional men who can provide

[@randomdeer0]

Ikr they're delusional

[@MrJames-eb6rp]

Women do the same.

[@jkc877]

ummm other way around, there are more single men than women in china so it's women that have the sky high standards

[@starwarfan8342]

"Nice guys" in America: *It's free real estate.*

[@starwarfan8342]

@Tony Pajamas is my name Yeah but the concept of "importing" asian women because they're more submissive and respectful of male authority is primarily a Western idea because eastern women are already like that so eastern men don't want to import anyone else. And I used America as a general stand in for the West.

[@cassanderrr]

I don’t think they are eligible 15:30

[@MS-tc2fs]

@G Q WTF it's your duty to call the cops asap.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@G Q phone the police and report him and KEEP DOING IT>>> unless you live in a leftist governed city..then the police wont arrest anyone anymore due to the police being defunded and criminals being let out of the jails and the mayors telling the police departments to stand down and enable rioting protesting looting n burning of businesses and the general public...

[@shashankvishwakarma4421]

@G Q simple trick, ring the doorbell and run(if you don't want police)

[@ccbaer7800]

"female infanticide is not a concern of the gov't. man cannot find wife is a concern of the gov't" ... disgusting

[@akshayjb8205]

And also disheartening

[@sonofaquack6987]

Akshay Jb sad really

[@cgmason7568]

Look up one child nation in amazon

[@saltyhiggins4525]

It’s because unmarried men pose a massive threat to unpopular regimes, because they have little to nothing left to lose. China’s communist regime only cares that men marry so that they won’t fight against the government.

[@jlupus8804]

@@saltyhiggins4525 they do recruit a lot of them for the army though.

[@apoetsbrain6794]

That one older lady with short hair is so well-spoken. I am amazed at her classy vocabulary combination. So articulate and very knowledgeable on the matter.

[@Chris-wb7wf]

Cringey ass comment. Reminds me when old white women hear a young black person speak "proper english" and say... "Oh my you're so articulate and well spoken" smh.

[@sebastianfritsche4326]

I've been in China for 12 years and it's extremely rare to hear someone speak this level of sophisticated English in Mainland China unless they grew up overseas, which it seems this lady didn't. This paired with her knowledge on the matter is incredibly impressive, I agree.

[@reiniskrauklis7433]

Most likely she is single...

[@julius7539]

@@Chris-wb7wf It's the kind of cringe that is similar to what is caused by your classical playlist. It reveals that the person who created it doesn't actually understand and appreciate classical music - they only listen to it because they think it makes them more intelligent. A bunch of "best of" videos - you even added a video that promotes the "Mozart Effect" BS. And the one piece you decided to feature from Tchaikovsky is the Waltz of the Flowers.

[@Chris-wb7wf]

@@julius7539 lol, I take no offense in my Playlist. If you have suggestions to go along with your "criticism" then state them already.

[@JadeCaro]

Wish this documentary had Chinese subtitles so I can send it to my parents. They each sent me a video of a woman (different women in each video) saying how she regrets never getting married. The women in those videos were probably around 40+ years old. In my mind, they can still get married if they wanted to, it's never too late to get married if you find someone who's right for you. They don't even realize that's propaganda meant to brainwash people. My mom keeps saying our (younger people's) way of thinking is skewed and says that if I don't get married and don't have kids, I'll be all alone when I'm old. I'd rather be alone than to be with someone who isn't right for me and makes me miserable. And it's not like people who get married and have kids don't end up all alone when they're old as well. But my parents just don't agree and don't understand. Also, it's so hypocritical to call older unmarried women "left over women" because there are way more men who can't find wives and some of them even have to resort to buying their wives through human trafficking. It's infuriating. And the criteria of a "desirable partner" is even more favorable for men, because you will always get older, but you'll never get younger. Even nowadays with the advantage of science, women in China are the first ones to be blamed for a couple's infertility and they even get blamed if they don't birth a son instead of a daughter. As if it wasn't the sperm that determines the gender.

[@JasonOrtiz-ye1do]

You better listen to your mother. You young women are being sold a bill of goods. No one is saying you should marry someone who is an abusive arsehole or a complete loser like me, 😅, but don't set yourself up mentally to avoid the prospect of settling down. I have seen several ageing career oriented women in my own family who are very isolated or died alone without children. It's never a cute or content way to go out. People with children and spouses have significantly higher quality of later life experience. Don't believe the individualistic Western hype.

[@JadeCaro]

@@JasonOrtiz-ye1do did you even read what I wrote? Where did I say I'm avoiding it or that I don't want to get married? Read properly before you reply to a comment

[@JasonOrtiz-ye1do]

@@JadeCaro I read it just fine but it seemed you were implying that you were against marriage and avoided opportunities to do so.

[@NT-IQb]

I think the previous replies were probably made by some guy whose previous life was that of a triggered mother sending her annoyed daughter videos about old women dying alone😝🤣🤣. I'm sure he/she's in a different headspace than what you are going through. There are studies about family, friends being important for a long life. But there are also TONS of sad young women suffering and dying, after getting abused by their husbands. That shit happens too. Way too much. Talk about fear for their lives and being force to satisfy somebody else by getting married. But otherwise, power to you! I hope that you can get out of the shitty crap of being tormented by your family for not wanting to settle and lower your standards, just for them. If the girls have worked and studied hard, then they deserve to have standards for guys to match up to them. I have standards as a guy. 🤷‍♂ I'd avoid a girl who's easy. The most important thing, is that you find someone you want to be with for the rest of your life. I hope you meet a great dude, fall in love and marry him cause you want to share the rest of your life with him. Dont let your parents ruin your wish to connect, meet, date or love. They stay out of the picture, or otherwise help you get the kind of guy you like☺. Period.

[@tomevers6670]

@@JadeCarodon’t listen to anyone, I’ve seen older women with 12 cats that tell everyone they’re happy.

[@skyking6989]

If they don't wanna get married leave them alone! Damm! marriage isn't for everyone

[@drinkme6771]

But they do want to get married women love relationships. Feminism has told women out your careers first, be independent. This is propaganda, lies. Women want a man with resources, be protected, not be alone. Men want youth. So when you wait till your 30 because of career go find your cats because it's over. Women will push back on this but let's see what they say when there 35. It will probably be "where have all the good men gone"🤣

[@silverfoxdelta290]

@stfu this is about straight people

[@drinkme6771]

@stfu what percentage of people do you think are gay and lesbian? The fact is most people in the world aren't gay or lesbian. Most want the opposite sex

[@drinkme6771]

@A p This video is about unmarried women let's stay in topic please

[@silverfoxdelta290]

@stfu i'd say its a good thing to promote getting married and having kids and if such shaming is what it takes then so be it. Better that letting the population go in the minus. We have the same thing in the west. Bitter and resentful women who chose career and then regret not having kids when its too late. Some are also known as crazy cat ladies. Lack of shaming has also led to mass promiscuoity in the west and it only leads down a dark path later on.

[@zakarysmiley3516]

The older lady commenting is so beautifully spoken, I could listen to her forever.

[@jcee6886]

I love listening to people of non English speaking background who speak English so eloquently in their nation's accent.

[@exploitedfight8081]

Woman at 19:05 is amazing!

[@s.a.l948]

I wish I could listen to her read poetry

[@Anglerados]

Yup

[@ruthteresapratiwisinaga4899]

Ikr... She is so amazing

[@nola1754]

Parents pushing their children into relationships and marriage just so they can be socially accepted is really horrifying. As if life isn't hard already, you gotta worry about getting married in your twenties, because otherwise you will be called a "leftover". I don't even wanna know how many of these rushed married couples are unhappy.

[@terrybatman]

People who marry in early 20s are actually happier from what I have seen. You tend to become more stuck up as you grow older

[@gisforgirard]

#facts

[@karenmurray4608]

@@terrybatman Stuck up? Life experiences make us more discerning.

[@terrybatman]

@@karenmurray4608 stuck up in your ways, I mean.

[@shmucc]

From my experience living in China, many women are very unhappily married because of the pressures to get married early. It seems, divorce is becoming more and more common and acceptable too in the society.

[@Orchid88-r6c]

It’s all about mindset and culture. This is how it is in China. It’s different in the USA, Australia, European countries. As a woman I am grateful I was born in the USA. I could have been born in a society and country where women are treated as 2nd class citizens and where crimes against them are okay.

[@Squared_Table]

No crimes, abortion is a fundamental human right for most back in the states. There’s just less social tolerance for post wall women suffering from their own choosiness. Americans certainly can learn a thing or two about Chinese culture.

[@Jmtings]

14:07 lmfao my boy just wanted a girl and he got an interview instead 😂🤦‍♀️

[@erenyeager5480]

Feels bad man

[@omeatai]

Lool 😁😀 tot so too

[@RDR2Poker]

Maybe he got a tippie touch

[@Stonehorn81]

With a super hot interviewer.

[@DHKer23]

Poor guy!

[@绣绣-u5f]

okay but can we talk about how well spoken and intelligent wang zheng is? im amazed.

[@Aristocratic13]

jo 绣绣 ikr

[@lanaava]

And this is why people like to stay single.... theirs nothing wrong with self love.. Pressuring people to be married because you think it’s a cycle of life TO BE MARRIED... is not right... This is why theirs so many divorce in the world and broken family and kids.

I agree!

[@tyty8484]

Can't justify family and children. No Existential Crisis. Yay Narcissism!

[@lillexus5589]

From a biological standpoint, it actually is wrong.

[@jayp.3898]

yeah but for most its the whole sex thing and having unmarried sex and shit people judge you on in most cultures so they marry for that besides just wanting to have kids. Religious guilt.

[@attiumeyami417]

no the reason there is so much divorce is because women have become masculine, men have become feminine, fucked up ideologies such as feminism and mgtow have fucked up the household and in this country (the US) marriage has become a booming business for lawyers, government. this is why divorce is so high.

[@nickbedenbender6403]

She’s a leftover woman? Dang she’s beautiful, she seems super outgoing and funny, and genuine, I’ve never been a huge fan of long distance but if it took that to meet someone If you aren’t having any luck..love has no limits, including distance.

[@dhruvjaria]

women's in China are so capable .and it takes guts to get a good career and to be financially stable . To all the women in China don't give up and be independent as you are love from India

[@user-vz2jb2gy5b]

With the rediculously high superficial standards of these people it's no surprise there are so many single men and women. It's almost like you have to win a raffle to get married

[@ladyyang8040]

I agree with you a 100%👌

[@visaAVTS]

Hear hear

[@mamanature4992]

Not in China but also India Fair beautiful money standard height Parents make more worse

[@lesy9407]

Plus the superstitious thing about numbers....so tough...

[@amasion2882]

There are several social issues impacting the situation: 1). The men (and likely their parents) are in “desperate defense” mode. They adhere to traditions that overvalue men and devalue women. At least some of these men were born and raised in place of a healthy, beautiful baby girl who was either aborted, murdered, or surrendered to an orphanage. They’re struggling to maintain status quo, their precious man-children are little kings entitled to the very best wives possible. “Best wife possible” means very young, attractive and healthy/fit to wait on husband and in-laws. They don’t want to admit their choices are limited and compromise is REQUIRED if these men are to successfully marry and have families. Let’s face it. These aren’t very intelligent people. 2). The women are rare and high value AND THEY KNOW IT. They were raised by families who either loved and wanted daughters or who at least were willing to raise them in a traditional society favoring men. Their families likely were wealthier (both financially and emotionally). They’re unmoved by the traditionalists and even the government “blame and shame” of their age and marital status. They’re educated and probably have sufficient mathematical skills to know the idiots scorning them as “too old” will regret it in another half-decade when their sons are STILL unmarried and childless. 3). The government caters to the LCD, shaming the “leftover women” when the REAL shame is obvious. You don’t demand compromise from the winners.

[@arikalamari19]

i prefer to be labelled "leftover" with financial independence and free from domestic violence

[@KRYMauL]

Why would domestic violence be your go to that's something that occurs to 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men, and isn't just something that happens during marriage.

[@alphamale3060]

Grapes are sour init?

[@kaka3661able]

Lol

[@tidefanyankee2428]

@@KRYMauL They had to get that dig in on men somehow and the DV comment did just that. I'm betting arilovegood is a woman. But I agree with the first part. Financial independence is good. So is not answering to anyone but myself. Buying what I want without having to discuss it with anyone else. Going where I want, when I want without having to explain myself.

[@granudisimo]

@@alphamale3060 OK incel

[@craigiefconcert6493]

The lady at 9:19 “Nicole” is well educated, well spoken, has a good job, speaks perfect English and is still young and drop-dead gorgeous! She’s a “leftover woman” but in the west she’d be an absolute catch. She should leave China. She has advanced herself beyond that society. The poor guy on stage at the dating fish park got ripped by the announcer 😂😂😂

[@johndiehard6541]

Homie went there looking for a soul mate. Gets interviewed by vice 😂😂😂

[@steventenhundred]

😂😂😂 he was actually feeling her and thought it was going somewhere. harsh

[@travelsquadd]

He deserves compensation for having his time wasted😆😆

[@joeldwest]

travel squadd. She deserves compensation for being handled by a creep.

[@joeldwest]

travel squadd. she deserves compensation for wasting her time.

[@joeldwest]

Booo hoooo.

[@theimperator9706]

As a westerner who lived in China, their mindset is completely different and strange to the unacquainted. Westerners marry for happiness, generally because of our heathy economy situation and ability to care for ourselves with a non STEM job. In China, the economic situation is dire for much of the people, with most making only 10k a year (1/7 of the American average). Because of this Chinese often look at marriage as an economic tool to produce children that will eventually care for their elderly parents who will not be looked after by the state. There is no social security or Medicare in China; the old folks are on their own. Hopefully this helps explain why the criteria Chinese look for in their potential spouse seems so calculated and scientific rather than emotional. Marriage for many Chinese folks is not an exercise in love but an economic tool and retirement plan.

[@zs7238]

Especially with the one child policy. My generation has to take care of 4 aging parents if married, and 2 if not. It’s a significant burden for single women considering we make less money on average.

[@icephoenix3565]

Exactly. It's survival based. Also there's rarely love in the west too. The us has the highest divorce rate in the world

[@brianlong2334]

@@icephoenix3565 Love has little to do with it the majority of western Divorces are about money, it is overwhelming woman who file Divorce by about 3 to 4 times more...

[@icephoenix3565]

@@brianlong2334 exactly. This video is pure anti China propaganda. The reason they don't show good looking leftover women is because there aren't any. These women in the video are just jaded that they can't get top tier men while being bottom tier women. Marriage is so much worse in the west by a long shot.

[@h_3_x_]

China dating scene sounds like americas

[@ぷードーモ]

When the girl in the ad literally just graduated from college, even still wearing her toga and holding her diploma, and she got pressured to marry? Like bruuuuh.

[@kaleblegesse9079]

This isn't surprising at all. A few decades ago men in China married literal elementary school girls.

[@ぷードーモ]

@@kaleblegesse9079 bruuuuuuuuuh

[@gcc2313]

Kaleb Legesse No way…

[@kaleblegesse9079]

@@gcc2313 wait y'all didn't know? Type of shit also happened and still happens in countries like Pakistan.

[@martinwenzel3578]

Men don't care about a woman's money or degrees. We want a good mother. A career doesn't carry on the family lineage, babies do.

[@kingdamager7370]

The fact they even have this problem is astonishing, considering the more than significant male to female ratio. The men have had such slim pickings for some time now. How did these women, especially so many of them, turn out to be unacceptable? Very interesting.when you look into it.

No, you don't understand. The single men are mostly in rural areas because all the women left. The leftover women are in the cities, and they don't want the poor rural men.

[@sanam.soltani7434]

Giving the TOEFL teacher subtitle is a whole new level of shade LOL

[@meb.2828]

Sana M.Soltani HAHAHAHAH TRUEEEE

[@luongcamtu875]

She doesn't speak English well, especially for an English teacher

[@MBrocroyal1]

​@@luongcamtu875 She DOES speak English VERY well. She is fluent. She has an accent that may be hard to follow for people. I could understand her just fine. You have to actively listen, but she is very good and qualified to teach people English IN CHINA. She wouldn't teach Hispanic people English bc she doesn't have their accent and it would be extremely difficult for them to follow.

[@JohnDoe-gn4xj]

@@MBrocroyal1 Speaking competently is one thing. To speak well you speak it in a proper accent in this case either British or American. If you can speak like a native from one of these countries then one can say you speak the language well.

[@MBrocroyal1]

@@JohnDoe-gn4xj i don't agree. Almost no foreigners can speak well by that definition. Most will retain the accent from their native country but speak english fluently. Pronunciation is important but only until native speakers can understand you. A foreigner continuing their education of the english language until they get the exact accent that we speak with is great! And shows even better english BUT if they don't do that, it doesn't make them have bad english. You can't become extra fluent. Learning a language is learning vocab, grammar, and basic pronunciation. Once youre fluent, youre fluent. Once natives can understand them and they've got the vocab and grammar pretty much down, they are fluent and speak GREAT english, like the girl in the video. If accents matter so much, i can't understand some native speakers in America because of their accents. Are they bad at english now bc they don't have the basic accent (which what even is that? There are so many sub accents, england, ireland, Australia etc included) Once you're fluent, you're fluent.

[@sinnmadikizela4292]

I'm turning 32 soon , Single , and they're in their 20s and expected to get married...Ok

[@johnnykurplutzo6789]

Go to bachelorette audition.

[@sinnmadikizela4292]

Lol nahh

[@thermapolis8]

It's a different culture for them so because of the ratio being in their early 20s is the term your clock is ticking

[@johnnykurplutzo6789]

@@thermapolis8 in the Balkans, old school mentally, culture, female must be married in mid twenties. By 27-28, full blown desperation

[@jujai.akainu]

As long as you happy, there’s no problem.

[@Sosathree4nine]

Wai tingting is still “wait ingting” for the right one til this day! 😂😂😂

[@hamstercage0619]

"Unmarried women older than 27 have been called leftover women." Me a single 27 yr old: don't let my aunts see this!

[@Darakkis]

Get to work lady! You still got some months

[@lacil8895]

@@Darakkis funny. Bruh.

[@killy374]

hello leftover !...lol had to say it.

[@sirennoir258]

Girl you are running out of time ⏲️

[@ynorlizem3446]

@Vou h ah ah that’s a wishful thinking that will never happened

[@real_smilegamez]

I remember having a chinese older woman(50 ish) rent a room from my mom and just how baffled and impressed she was that I knew how to make even the simplest of meals at like age 14.. she also mentioned how basically no chinese men knew how to cook, clean and take care of a home.. which is really sad because it forms a sort of dependancy marriage where men depend on women to take care of the home and women depend on the man to bring in money.. it just makes a relationship where the risk for being forced to stay is incredibly high

[@vishansingh7641]

Ego and pride. She's too tall, he's too short, she's too old, he's too poor.

[@cassanderrr]

Pretty much 🤔. These leftover women probably have a huge list of all the guys they rejected. And the left over men as well. The men think they deserve a super model and all the girls think they deserve a rich man.

[@McCarthyism_by_Youtube]

it's the strict narrow path in CCP oppression embedded since birth that always stops anyone from publicly admitting that grey areas exist... because... tank tread

[@yanlopez674]

Yeah, sometimes people are like what you said and are also so hyppocritical that they forget what their actions entail

[@jaymieindigo-blue4203]

They want a supermodel but don't understand that women built like that naturally are going to be tall. At 183cm I'm in the height range of most supermodels.

[@vishansingh7641]

@@jaymieindigo-blue4203 I'm 166cm and my girl is 167cm. We do make jokes about my height but it doesn't bother me. And she knows I'm not insecure about it. I had a girl who was 170cm and the only reason we ended was because I went away for a very long time

[@awkwardnerd.]

I can relate I'm 26 years old woman in Jordan who's being shamed by my own mother and family for not being married I can't even imagine what strangers say about me behind my back

[@luckilew]

Are you content with your life?

[@kevingonzalez3673]

Hook it up

[@hhasnohope8488]

That's pretty awful hopefully things get better.

[@chelseashermanify]

Come the USA

[@kevingonzalez3673]

@@chelseashermanify Yeah. So she can join thot culture.

[@arijeanz]

25:58 she hit the nail on the head. this is how most people perceive feminism in non western countries. my mom supports the eradication of the wage gap, the independence of women, etc, but still refuses to call herself a feminist, since culturally that is the equivalent of calling yourself a man murderer. I'm younger and grew up in a more progressive environment so I don't really have that stigma, but many other women I know still refuse to call themselves feminists even though they are just because of how negatively that word is perceived.

[@mattfromtinder5798]

How do you eradicate something that doesn’t exist?

[@hihi615]

@@mattfromtinder5798 How can you be so ignorant? So many questions....

[@mattfromtinder5798]

@@hihi615 if by ignorant you mean not believing in a false claim that has been repeatedly debunked with factual data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics? Yes, I’m very ignorant!

[@justwannabeme5388]

Or maybe because we are egalitarian vs feminist.

[@DonPelayo90]

Feminism is worse than cancer 😊

[@infinitel00p94]

A solution would be a ratio of 3 females to 1 man. WITH equal representation or possibly more men in government due to the imbalance. With more females men would have a greater opportunity to find a wife, females in turn may become less picky on who they have as a husband due to the ratio. Today the inequality in dating isn't addressed. Women get 100 matches on a dating site and men maybe 2-3. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM!

[@hillcomonkey9030]

This is one of the reasons why I like KZbin, you can learn so much.

[@Universalbeing0]

It's a very beautiful domain for wisdom/knowledge.

[@philni8378]

@@Universalbeing0 but also a place of racists 😥

[@Universalbeing0]

@@philni8378 Racism is apart of evil, you need it to exist or there's no balance.

[@shivaniarunkumar1248]

When you should be studying nationalism in Europe for the test next day...

[@kathleenabass5192]

Yes!! And travel all over the world!

[@motheontilane4005]

what she said about the men not being called "leftovers" was big facts though

[@emergency3848]

That's because most men don't have what women want (disposable income, house, car) until their 30s.

[@scottsomers7679]

How does it make a difference, these men spend every night alone. How is this issue undiscussed? I find Chinese women marrying foreign men as is common in America especially offensive.

[@KJ_SC]

They call the single men "dead branches" (because they will never bear fruit) which is even worse than "leftovers" so what are your big facts you utter imbecile?

[@peko7446]

they are called 'bare branches' but I don't think it's as derogatory as 'leftover women' as if these women are unwanted

[@Roshede]

theyre are a lot more men than women, it's inevitable but as a woman with 2 million extra men as options to be left over is tragic, she makes no sense

[@andy118111]

I absolutely love Wang Zheng she articulates these complicated dynamics so well! She knows the political language and is able to break it down in straightforward and simple words.

[@coiledsteel8344]

Yeah Mao was a great man huh? Better do some "due diligence!"

[@myelination]

Dustin Tsai 哈哈哈哈哈皇汉滚吧

[@katherined800]

@@dustintsai1839 And there are no STDs in China. It's a magical place - especially for women.

[@scottsomers7679]

Jabeth this is dumb they said there are 20,000,000 more men than women in China because of the enforced infanticide. Clearly the women who are unable to get married are trying to marry up, and not marry the men of their own class. It is so sad for the surplus of men, in addition to the Chinese women that find husbands in other countries like America.

[@Feverdreamxo]

It’s so crazy that the shift that began to skyrocket feminism was women’s strength being not only appreciated to a degree but very necessary to further society and the moment society got to enjoy the spoils of that feminism turned its back on women

[@ihs51]

Man and woman are partners in life and should complement each other rather than behaving like one is greater than the other.

[@Gekumatz]

facts, a relationship should be benificial for both parties, not hold someone up in a pedastool, no o e is inferiour or superiour you just help each other out in different eays.

[@napriaa5175]

Definitely ✊🏼

[@ktthao5224]

Thats a crock of bullshyt 😂 divorce rate higher than ever buddy.

[@kevinparedes123]

These relationships typically don’t work due to the gender roles. Let men be men.

[@sbtopjosh4098]

Hahhahahahhahahahaha you must be young.

[@kushinaa1XD]

The have a term for single women, but don't have one for single man, which outnumber the single women by far.

[@MelaniaRose]

Starry Eyed True , it’s the men that are left over !

[@moisesbeyond]

Men can impregnate a woman with 60 years old....and Work until 70

[@justalostlocal]

@@moisesbeyond And who tf wants to get impregnated by a geezer... Honestly it's reasonable to have some standards.

[@moisesbeyond]

@@justalostlocalall the poor and middle age women..

[@justalostlocal]

@@moisesbeyond ...this video is about well educated and middle class women in their twenties to mid thirties. Like wat?

[@phenixrysing]

See problems always arise when you try to tell people what to do with their lives. Live and let live.

[@TYBG85]

8:18 "Im pretty weirded out to because im being judged on superficial things". Oh you mean like how we do it in the U.S. with Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Etc.

[@arianaveclenit8045]

I don’t get why a woman can’t just be independent, strong, and single?? Like is it that big of an issue??!!

[@KewlAidTime]

Its a culture thing. The population of China is pretty old (and sometimes can be pretty xenophobic) and they aren't very welcoming of western values. I mean were talking about a country with a history of communistic regins, they hate us westerns lol.

[@XxJRDN2000xX]

because this world was made for two

[@ucfpureego]

Ariana Veclenit, how old are you and are you married?

[@henryhu8777]

Ariana Veclenit pre sure they explained that in the video

[@gordonlumbert9861]

Societies cannot survive that way. That's why there are societal pressures to avoid that. It doesn't matter where you live if society doesn't promote there being children the society is gone and can economically collapse under its own weight. Japan is in headed in that direction so are some European countries and the USA may be headed in that direction.

[@dillonmichaels6037]

Aren’t a lot of men in China single as a result of the one child policy? Crazy choosing beggars 😂😂

[@arizonawaterworks7182]

According to another KZbin video, Chinese men are so desperate for companionship they have resorted to buying love dolls. So that speaks volumes to their hate for older women. Let's just say they have issues.

[@koihc]

By the same logic should we say cat ladies hate men with lower social statuses? Oh wait, women stay single because they're strong and independent; men stay single because they don't have a choice! Toxic logic.

[@arizonawaterworks7182]

You must not have watched the video. There are single women who are available and want to marry but the social construct dictates they (women) are outcasts after 30+ years of age and not appropriate for marriage. Men are single, true but they won't consider these women. Again, watch the video, it's clear there's a relationship. Not toxic logic.

[@koihc]

They can, if they go back to their towns and marry the poor men who are bound to their families. But ok sweep women's extensive selection criterias under a rug.

[@ZachATL]

@@arizonawaterworks7182 These successful women are not interested in poor men

[@w.c.8465]

So wait... The men outnumber women.... But there are leftover women? 🤔 Seems they have mislabeled this issue. And the guys still have high standards 🤣

[@w.c.8465]

xbloodblade Nit sure if that was directed toward me or not 🤔

[@Azariachan]

@xbloodblade You're speaking about yourself, right, my good dude? Because your idiotic comment proves you have no idea what you're talking about.

[@Azariachan]

@xbloodblade Poor little idiot. Good riddance.

[@User-eh5zb]

Funnily enough women generally have much higher standards than men: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bafUg5WJmKh8hrc If you're an average looking guy this is depressing.

[@w.c.8465]

xbloodblade so that was directed towards me? lol OK so first I would like to address the dumbest shit you said which was“How women work” WTF does that even mean?! And obviously I understand supply and demand because if I didn’t then why would I have made the statement I did? You are an uneducated simpleton. Just because you are confident in the dumb shit you say doesn’t make it make sense.

[@spinnetti]

Great stuff.

[@NORTEskXIV]

In america we call them "strong and independent "

[@renamgee4004]

Once you are a single mom in America you are no good anymore! Sur & Norte unite!

[@elleofhearts8471]

@@renamgee4004 thank you for pointing out the ssexism. its about time someone said it .

[@co2_os]

@@elleofhearts8471 what! I don’t see any sexism in that. Nobody wants to raise another man’s child. And it goes both ways btw.

[@danielmcarthur9004]

No we call them cat ladies lol

[@orlandoorlando5420]

Kkkkk

[@ashlady9]

The juxtaposition between parents advertising their children and the 🦕 dinosaurs at the park is hilarious.

[@anadd6195]

This comment 😂 is art hahaha It was hilarious indeed!

[@Chris-wb7wf]

No Cap! Your comment was on point

[@minnie6163]

Surrealism in art

[@quangtuannguyen9287]

Witty!

[@justice5897]

A🤔artist eye

[@HIM3153]

Chinese men: there are few women but they still call them leftovers. Dude. Thats all u have

[@stuff4232]

I don't get it. If there are more men then women shouldn't there be left over men ?

[@bikkiikun]

It boils to one issue, women are still regarded as property.

[@ciciobaidy6756]

There shouldn't be abortion from the beginning

[@ChooseYourYTHandle]

@Meytsuko Hatake you can't own a human

[@johnnykurplutzo6789]

@@ChooseYourYTHandle we are all owned. Man, woman, etc. Your phone owns you

[@creola2910]

Savannah Marie Yes you can, there are women and girls out there who have no control over their lives because of sick people.

[@johnnykurplutzo6789]

@@creola2910 time to to grow up!!! Be responsible

[@AlexA-iy6jk]

It's funny how they call the women's leftovers when they are actually the left overs they don't even have enough women to have leftover of them

[@jrbb1837]

In rural China men outnumber women, big time. In big cities women outnumber men. Shenzhen was at one point 70% women.

[@AlexA-iy6jk]

@@jrbb1837 so it's about the place i see

[@miso144]

its called losing face......

[@johnnykurplutzo6789]

@@jrbb1837 women looking for easy way out. This is when men in rurals surround and lay city under seige. It's history.

[@eritafinds]

actually they have a harsher one for men to they call left over men "dry cut branches" which represents lack of masculinity and infertility

[@buchiacho2426]

the last video I literally just watched was how men in China had trouble finding brides because of the shortage of women. it’s so ironic that I can’t 😂

[@phenitagomes1292]

Good

[@BSPBuilder]

Nothing ironic. Poor men always have trouble finding brides.

[@birdstwin1186]

@luna Maybe use your brain. It has something to do with breeding and fertility of women at various ages.

[@kejingchen9139]

In China, women often have higher standards when choosing partners, seeking men who are relatively ‘better’ than themselves. This trend is particularly evident among women living in big cities, who generally prefer not to marry men from rural areas. Consequently, many of the surplus men in China are from these rural regions, facing challenges in finding spouses.