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Further to this:

China, the world’s most populous nation, is facing a serious shortage of women. Official statistics show that in 2002, for every 100 newborn girls, there were 117 boys born. If this trend continues, China will have up to 40 million more men than women by 2020.

Demographic experts warn that the shortage of women in China will pose serious problems for the country if the trend is not halted. The surplus of men may trigger crimes as rape, prostitution, the abduction of women and mercenary marriages. They also emphasise that the current trend of aborting girls can be physically and emotionally stressful for women.

http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=2169

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