Feeling under the weather

[plural]

According to figures posted in the China Daily newspaper

every two minutes
[or roughly the time it will take me to post this]

12 chinese people attempt suicide
one is successfully

sure some of that is a function of population

but

Suicide is the leading cause of death between those 20-35

thats just fucked up

BBC Article here

Comments

[rdg.livejournal.com]

sure some of that is a function of population

this is only going to get worse

decades of the one-child policy + socio-cultural preferences for male children

--> too many males without mates --> social unrest, suicide

there already is a sizable number of chinese men who, failing all else, buy their wives from north korea

[plural.livejournal.com]

Indeed

Of course from what little I saw, the socio-cultural preferences still undervalue their women, even if viewed strictly as a breeding commodity, which is a whole other can of worms