Marry Go Round

1、Marry Go RoundCouplesinChinaseekequalitythrough“double-endedmarriage.Asasuccessfulfemalevloggerandcomedian，fansexpectedPapiJiangPapi醬topushtheboundariesforwomensempowerment.Therefore，manyofPapisover30millionWeibofollowerswereshockedandupsetwhenshegavehernewbornbabyherhusbandssurnamelastMay，andcalled

2、herasellout.PerhapsPapiJiangcouldconsideranewsolutiontotheproblemofchoosingasurnameforchildren：liangtouor“double-endedmarriage兩頭婚，anewtrendemergingineconomicallydevelopedJiangsuandZhejiangprovincesineasternChina.Inaliangtoumarriage，thehusbandandwifeliveseparatelyfromtheirownparents.Theygenerallyhave

3、twochildren，onewiththefatherssurnameandonewiththemothers.Thegrandparentsoneachsidesupportthecostofchildrearing.Liangtoumarriageismeanttoensurethatthelineageofboththepartnersfamilycontinue，andisalsotoutedasasolutiontoChinasagingpopulationproblembyencouragingcouplestohavemorechildren，withbothsidescont

4、ributingtothefinances.Traditionally，aChinesewomanleftherownparentsandjoinedherhusbandshouseholdwhenshemarried.Shewouldbeexpectedtotakecareofherin-lawsandregardthemasherownfamily，andthecoupleschildrenwouldtakethefatherssurname.Thoughtheserulesaremuchmorerelaxedtoday，marriagesinmodernChinesesocietysti

5、lltendtofavorthemalesfamilyintermsofwhosesurnameisinheritedandwhoseparentsthecouplespendstheholidayswith.However，withtheone-childpolicythatbeganin1980，todaysyoungadultsarenormallytheonlychildinthefamily.Manyfamilieswithmarriedonlydaughtersaregrapplingwiththequestionofinheritance，old-agecare，andlinea

6、ge.Moreandmoremarriagesarebreakingthenorms.AccordingtoasurveybyXinhuaNewsAgencyin2020，familymembersonthematernalsidehavebeenparticipatingmoreintheirdaughtersmarriage，andmaternalgrandmothersarebecomingmoreinvolvedthanpaternalgrandmothersascaregiversforgrandchildren.Notallareconvinced，though，thatliang

7、toumarriageistrulyprogressive.Influentialfeministblogger“IamLuoshengexpressedworriesthatthenewmarriagemodelstillputspressureonwomentohavechildrenandmightevenreinforcewomenspositionasprimarycaregivers.Theymightbecomeforcedtogivebirthtotwochildren，andwonthaveaccesstooneofthem.OnDouban，areviewandsocial

8、mediaplatform，manyusersdiscussingliangtoumarriageargueitwouldgivewomenanillusionofequality，whileproblemssuchasunequalparentingresponsibilitiesandinadequatematernityleavestillexist.Yetalthoughliangtoumarriagemaynotsolvetheseproblems，ZhaoChunlan，lectureratZhejiangInternationalStudiesUniversitywhohasre

9、searchedthephenomenon，stillsupportsitasa“compromisebetweentheparentsandtheirchildrenand“reconciliationbetweentraditionandmodernityinChinesevillages.“LiangtoumarriageoriginatedintheruralareasofJiangsuandZhejiangwherfamiliesarewealthybutconservative.Theyhopesomeonewillpassonthefamilybloodline，andareun

10、willingtobeseparatedfromtheirdaughter;old-agecarealsomatters，ZhaotoldThePaper.Whileacknowledgingthatthis“compromisestillechoesarchaicviewsonfamilylineageandhastracesofarrangedmarriagesfromhistory，thekeyisthatfamiliesarebeginningto“negotiateontradition，accordingtoZhao.“Itsabigchange.SexistTalkIncense

11、dlistenersreportedcomedianYangLitoChinasbroadcastregulatorfor“sexism，spreadinghatred，andinstigatingsocialconflictagainstthedevelopmentofsocialismwithChinesecharacteristicsduetoherjokesaboutmen.The28-year-oldrisingstand-upstarenragedhermaleaudienceswithaperformancethatincludedcommentssuchas“Domenhave

12、anybottomline？and“Menareallrubbish.Lastyear，onTVshowRockRoast，shealsostatedthatmen“canlooksoaverageandyetbesofullofconfidence.Thesecommentsbroughtaboutheateddebatesbetween“feministsand“masculinists，asYangssupportersandcriticsincludingsomecelebritieshavelabeledeachother.SupportersofYanghavestatedthat

13、stoppingfemalesfromairingtheiropinionsfreelyinthemaledominatedentertainmentsector，whichhasalwaysmadefunofwomen，isrealsexism.Sofar，theauthoritieshavenottakenanyactionagainstYang.TanYunfei譚云飛LifeisCheapChinesee-commercefirmPinduoduoandfooddeliveryplatformEle.mehavebeencriticizedfortheir“coldbloodedres

14、ponsetothesuddendeathsoftwoemployees，bothattributedtooverwork.OnDecember21，aBeijingfooddeliveryworkersurnamedHan，whohadoftenworkedfrom8a.m.to8p.m.，diedsuddenlywhiledeliveringhis34thorderoftheday.Hansfamilywasonlyoffered2，000RMBincompensationfromEle.meanda30，000RMBinsurancepayout，becausehewasnotanemp

15、loyeebuttookorders“independentlythroughFengniao，athird-partyplatformoperatedbyEle.me.Afteranoutcry，Ele.meincreasedthecompensationto600，000RMBandpledgedtoincreaseinsuranceprotectionfordeliverydrivers.OnJanuary3，aftera23-year-oldemployeeofPinduoduodiedsuddenlyonherwayhomefromworkat1：30a.m.，asocialmedi

16、aaccountassociatedwiththecompanyposted，“EverybodyatthebottomexchangestheirlifeformoneyIfyouchooseaneasylife，youhavetobeartheconsequences.Thecommentwasdeletd30secondslater，andPinduoduolaterclaimeditwasa“personalmessagebyanemployeeofathird-partypartner.T.Y.PlagiarismPaidUpOnDecember31，controversialwri

17、ter-turned-filmmakerGuoJingmingapologizedtowriterZhuangYu15yearsafteracourtruledthatheplagiarizedZhuangsonlinenovelQuanliQuanwaiinhisbestselling2004bookNeverFlowers.Onthesameday，scriptwriterYuZhengapologizedforplagiarizinganotherwriter，QiongYao，sixyearsearlier.Earlierinthemonth，156TVandfilmprofessionalsaddedtheirnamestoajointstatementpledgingtoboycott GuoandYus