‘Stop nagging!’: why China’s generation Z is resisting marriage and babies

Young Chinese women want to get educated and prioritise their careers, a trend that has alarmed the authorities battling a demographic crisis

Early this month, China's state news agency Xinhua posted a video reminding young Chinese men born in the year 2000 that they are now finally eligible to get married. Post 00s have reached legal marriage age," it declared.

The hashtag swiftly popped up in the top-searched list" of Weibo hot topics, but many read it as the government's attempt to put pressure on them. Who dares to get married these days? Don't we need to make money?" one questioned. Stop nagging me!" said another.