daughter-in-law disappeared only a few months later along with some other brides from vietnam Asked why he would buy his son a bride, Yanlin said the cost of a Chinese marriage is too much for his family In recent years, many women from neighboring Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar and Vietnam have married rural Chinese men through marriage brokers or human traffickers. Marriage between such couples has become a prosperous business and one can easily find information about such foreign brides on online trading platforms. But such illegal marriages are often fragile. Many foreign brides escape shortly after their wedding and domestic violence shadows the families as in the illegal relationships, husband and wife are often considered unequal. To help bachelors find partners, local governments should developtheir economies and improve the income of residents to encourage more women to marry local men, said Yi, adding that a rebalancing of China s sex ratio is also urgently needed. This article was originally produced and published by China Daily. View the originalarticleatchinadaily.com.cndaughter-in-law disappeared only a few months later along with some other brides from Vietnam. Asked why he would buy his son a bride, Yanlin said the cost of a Chinese marriage is too much for his family. In recent years, many women from neighboring Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar and Vietnam have married rural Chinese men through marriage brokers or human traffickers. Marriage between such couples has become a prosperous business and one can easily find information about such foreign brides on online trading platforms. But such illegal marriages are often fragile. Many foreign brides escape shortly after their wedding and domestic violence shadows the families as in the illegal relationships, husband and wife are often considered unequal. To help bachelors find partners, local governments should develop their economies and improve the income of residents to encourage more women to marry local men, said Yi, adding that a rebalancing of China’s sex ratio is also urgently needed. This article was originally produced and published by China Daily. View the original article at chinadaily.com.cn