演播室访谈：提高妇女社会地位的努力（在线收听）

According to the National Statistic Bureau, by 2020, there will be 30 million more men of marriageable age than women. That means roughly one-fifth of available men could find themselves single. And the effects of this gender imbalance are already beginning to appear.

For more insight, let's speak to Xie Zhenming, a research fellow from the China Population and Development Research Center. Good evening, thanks for joining us.

Q1: How did the gender imbalance become so serious in China? And how could this impact Chinese society?

Q2: And what can be done to address this problem?