Chinese men and Vietnamese women: ‘Matches made in heaven’

by GUO SHUHAN and ERIK NILSSON

A growing number of Chinese men are seeking wives from Vietnam because they cannot find a suitable partner in their own country. Guo Shuhan and Erik Nilsson report
After 100 failed dates with Chinese women, Dai Wensheng decided to cast his eyes southward in his search for the ideal bride.

Like a growing number of men in his position, the 43-year-old Nanjing native found his perfect match, A Yin, in Vietnam, last August.

“I knew she was different from other women when I tried to hold my umbrella above her to shield her from the scorching sun,” Dai recalls. “She grabbed it and held it over my head instead.”

The couple married two months later and A Yin is now one-month pregnant. She’s adapting well, having learned basic Chinese and also acclimated to Nanjing’s cold.

Dai says her pleasant demeanor has helped him cultivate business relationships, because potential partners are more likely to trust a man with a good wife.

But Dai didn’t stop at joining the swelling ranks of Chinese looking for love across its southern border.

Since September, he has been organizing “marriage tours” for men like him to seek Vietnamese spouses.

More than half of these prospective suitors are from Beijing or Shanghai, have at least a bachelor’s degree, and are aged between 35 and 45. A third are mid-level or top executives at multinational companies.

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