`` Dramatic excess of young men , '' key challenge for China , writer argues . The Chinese government has been trying to curb the excesses that have led to a surge in youth suicides and suicides, but it is unclear whether they are succeeding. Access to cheap ultrasound and abortions has increased abortion of female fetuses . The scale of this current sex-ratio bias dwarves that in the Nien rebellion , and the consequences could turn out to be more catastrophic . In China , around 30 million more men than women are expected to reach adulthood by 2020 .
`` Dramatic excess of young men , '' key challenge for China , writer argues . The Chinese government has been trying to curb the excesses that have led to a surge in youth suicides and suicides, but it is unclear whether they are succeeding. Access to cheap ultrasound and abortions has increased abortion of female fetuses . In China , around 30 million more men than women are expected to reach adulthood by 2020 .