The problem here is not that China has a shortage of women. The problem is that China has a shortage of women.
In a society with a healthy respect for the rule of law and the rights of the individual, a scarce commodity commands a high price but does not incite violence. In a society with no such respect, a scarce commodity is a target. The fact that China can’t deal productively with it’s female shortage says more about China than it does about female shortages.
Put another way, a peaceful culture deals with its problems peacefully while a violent culture deals with its problems violently. We’re not hearing about the horrific lot of chattel females in Alaska, despite their gender imbalance.
— Gabriel McCall, in a comment to this fascinating post about the unintended consequences of China’s one-child policy in a culture that favors boys over girls. Emphasis mine.
It’s been sad for me to realize as I’ve aged that the ideal of human universality taught in my youth was a myth. Culture matters.
The real intent of the one child rule is to ensure a vast quantity of males ready to fight for their country to take over another for access to females. RE: Sparta and their no female baby rule.