Attitudes toward dating and sex in China have undergone a profound evolution over the past generation. Once a strict taboo, casual relationships are now common and the Chinese airwaves are flooded with Western-style dating shows. But at the same time, factors like a growing gender imbalance, the one-child policy and an influx of foreigners are shaking up the dating scene, for better and worse.

For today’s podcast, we’ve invited two young guests to the Popup Chinese Studios who are all too familiar with romance in China. Yue Xu is a TV host, dating coach and founder of the dating blog Singlefied; and Shandong-native Mia Ling was a producer behind Sexy Beijing TV.

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Links
Mia Ling – What Chinese Girls Want–A Certified Wanker Test
ChinaSmack – Chinese Border Residents Use Rice to Buy North Korean Wives

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