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Marriage and money in WuhanPosted by Joel Martinsen, October 16, 2009 5:15 PM
Today's Wuhan Morning Post (slogan: News fulfills life) covers several stages of marriage on its front page. The paper leads with a headline about a campaign to crack down on dodgy matchmaking services:
The services are simply responding to market demand, said one manager:
According to the article, a national standard for matchmaking services, and an accompanying license system, will be rolled out by year-end. Once you've found that special someone, you've got to pay for the wedding. "What if you don't have the money to get married? A loan from a financial company" reads a headline in the sidebar. Unsecured personal loans are available on a trial basis to allow Wuhan residents to purchase durable goods and finance general consumption such as weddings, travel, renovations, and education. Finally, the headline below the front-page photo reports on a rumor that Ba Nengjun, head of the Wuhan-based Hongbo Group, has been implicated in the corruption scandal that has taken down Wuhan University's vice-party secretary, Long Shaole, and vice-president, Chen Zhaofang. One story circulating says that Ba's wife turned him in to investigators after learning of his plans to divorce her.
The Wuhan Morning Post report contains a rebuttal from the Hongbo Group, denying rumors that Peng was the informant and claiming that Ba and his wife were on good terms. Links and Sources
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