The divorce rate is very high because women are more independent than in the West.
China's divorce rate, though lower than in the Western countries, is increasing.
And in what sense is the divorce rate too high?
The divorce rate for young people is on the way down.
However, if current divorce rates continue this will be true of many more in future.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the divorce rate has also been growing.
You only have to look at the divorce rate to see that.
And we wonder why the divorce rate in this country is so high.
The divorce rate in India is less than 2 percent.
The divorce rate last year was 3 cases for every 1,000 people, government statistics show, up from 2 in 1997.