Why Do The Chinese Save So Much? – Warnings

www.forbes.com — One take on answering the question anyway: There are too many men--and hoarding cash is one way to triumph in a competitive marriage market. There are approximately 122 boys born for every 100 girls today, a ratio that translates into cutting about one in five Chinese men out of the marriage market when this generation of children grows up.

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