China: 24 Million Men To Be Perpetual Bachelors by 2020

We spotted this statistic today:

"The marriage competition is fierce, and statistically, women hold the cards. Given the nation’s gender imbalance, an outgrowth of a cultural preference for boys and China’s stringent family-planning policies, as many as 24 million men could be perpetual bachelors by 2020, according to the report."

Statistics Source: China Economics Blog