Fearing death due to the coronavirus pandemic, more young Chinese are writing wills.
From 2019 to 2020, the number of will writers born after 1990 has grown 60%, faster than in previous years.
Beijing: Fearing death due to the coronavirus pandemic, more young Chinese are writing wills, a report by the China Registration Center said. Citing the China Registration Center report, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that more Chinese people are preparing wills than ever before.
From 2019 to 2020, the number of will writers born after 1990 has grown 60 per cent, faster than in previous years. Since last August, a growing number of overseas Chinese people are consulting the centre in order to arrange their assets at home. The centre saw inquiries triple in a year. Qin Chen, in an article in SCMP, wrote that will preparation remains a taboo subject for many in China due to a societal aversion towards discussions about death.
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Beijing [China], April 9 (ANI): Fearing death due to the coronavirus pandemic more young Chinese are writing wills, a report by the China Registration Center said.
Citing the China Registration Center report, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that more Chinese people are preparing wills than ever before.
From 2019 to 2020, the number of will writers born after 1990 has grown 60 per cent, faster than in previous years.
Since last August, a growing number of overseas Chinese people are consulting the centre in order to arrange their assets at home. The centre saw inquiries triple in a year.
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April 08, 2021
‘Writing a will is not the end. It marks a new beginning,’ said one applicant.
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More young Chinese people are preparing wills than ever before, according to a new report released by China Will Registration Centre. Experts say the coronavirus pandemic has prompted more young people to think about death and their assets.
From 2019 to 2020, the number of will writers born after 1990 has grown 60 per cent, faster than in previous years. Since last August, a growing number of overseas Chinese people are consulting the centre in order to arrange their assets at home.
The centre saw inquiries triple in a year.