SocietyChina’s ‘manosphere’: Misogyny, gender conflict or men’s voices rising?

China’s growing manosphere is not a copy of its Western counterpart. Frustration is dispersed across online communities, where young men complain about the costs of dating and starting families. Rising marriage costs and the long-term effects of the one-child policy are intensifying economic and demographic pressures and reshaping gender relations. The BBC discusses whether the trend reflects misogyny, gender conflict or a rise in men’s voices, and how authorities are trying to control the public debate.