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Some experts put the rise down to a change in the law which has made divorces easier to obtain.

有人說是原因是因為政策變了和離婚比較簡單。 

Others say China's one-child policy has produced a generation of adults focused on their own needs and unable to sustain a relationship.

別人說是因為中國的“一個孩子”政策生產了很多只管自己的人和這些人不能有長的關係。

The government also reported that the number of marriages rose by 12%.

The rising divorce rate is part of a long-term trend.

Since China began its market reforms in the late 1970s, the number of people getting a divorce has quadrupled.

1970年起在中國離婚的人現在長了四倍。 

This has been exacerbated by a change in the law in 2003 allowing couples to divorce in a day, analysts say. 

Previously, couples needed permission from either their employers or community committees to divorce.

以前如果要離婚要跟家庭和工作獲准。

The increase in break-ups did not mean that Chinese were losing faith in marriage, said Xu Anqi of the Shanghai Academy of Social Science.