In China, some so-called “mistress dispellers” are paid tens of thousands of dollars to break up affairs. New Yorker writer Jiayang Fan says the industry is a symptom of China’s rapid economic rise, yet stagnant attitudes about marriage and a woman’s social worth.
'Mistress dispellers' become big business in China
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Guest:
Jiayang Fan - The New Yorker -
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Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Gina Pollack,
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
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