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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Scott Heidler

Surging property prices dash Chinese dreams

Surging property prices dash Chinese dreams

Young men in China are having their marriage prospects dashed because they cannot afford a home for their wife.

It is traditionally the groom's role to buy the house, but rising property prices, fuelled by real-estate investors, is causing a major headache.

Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from Beijing.

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