GLOBAL TIMES - Jan 13 - A "co-sharing matchmaking service" consisting of Shanghai's 28 matchmaking agencies has been set up in Shanghai, aiming to buck the declining marriage trend. Member agencies of the alliance will share with each other the information about their clients, including their personal details and preferences, to expand the pool of potential marriage partners, said the Shanghai Marriage Introduction Organization Administration Association, a government-backed group that built the alliance. Shanghai has ~3M single adults. The marriage rate has experienced a six-year consecutive drop, falling from 10.5 per thousand in 2013 to 6.8 per thousand in 2019, according to the local civil affairs authority.
by Huang Lanlan
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