Expert proposes lower age limit for marriage

The legal age for marriage in China should be changed to allow people to have children at an earlier age, a population and family planning expert said.

"The age limit should be shifted two years earlier, to allow a woman at 18 and a man at 20 to marry," said He Yafu, an expert on population and family planning.

The legal age for marriage in China is currently 22 for men and 20 for women.