They're Divorcing. Sell! Sell! Sell!

摘要

Divorce has come to China. Once considered taboo, splitting up got much easier in 2003, when the state did away with a rule requiring that employers approve divorces. Last year China's national divorce rate was 22 percent, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. China's raucous tabloid press is voraciously feeding off the trend,especially when it comes to covering high-profile divorces. Last summer, venture capitalist Wang Gongquan announced over the popular microblog Sina Weibo that he was leaving his wife for his mistress: "To all friends and relatives, to all colleagues, I am giving up everything and eloping with Wang Qin," he tweeted.