Chinese celebrity couple Chen Sicheng and Tong Liya announced their divorce on Weibo on Thursday, “520” Internet Valentine’s Day, and the news was quickly pulled from Weibo’s hot search and the related words were blocked. Some people believe that this may be related to the fact that they do not conform to the official “main theme”.
To prevent impulsive divorces, the Chinese government began implementing a “divorce cooling-off period” on New Year’s Day this year, which means that within the 30-day “cooling-off period”, either spouse who does not want to divorce can withdraw the divorce registration application from the civil affairs department. Official figures show that the number of divorce registrations in China fell by more than 70% in the first quarter of this year.
According to Weibo, Mr. and Mrs. Chen Sicheng announced their divorce on Weibo at the same time after 8:00 a.m., which immediately hit the top of the hot search list. However, it didn’t take long for the phrase “Chen Sicheng and Tong Liya announced their divorce on 520” to be removed from the hot search list, and related phrases were also blocked, sparking discontent among many netizens.
Some netizens complained that the marriage rate and fertility rate in the country really did go wrong, and even the divorce was not in line with the main theme.
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