And the greatest threat to the established order is the missing women. [1] The large number of unattached young men with little to no prospect of getting marri

And the greatest threat to the established order is the missing women. [1] The large number of unattached young men with little to no prospect of getting married provides a volatile substrate for almost any social movement that promises to upset the current order and bring it's supporters to prominence and power. The traditional solution to the problem of excess males is war. But the manifestation of male frustration can take many forms. Art movements, religious or political devotion, founding startups. Given the size and spectrum of China's population I would expect to see all of these and more to be tried by young men who know that they have few if any prospects of marriage without some great success in hand. 1. http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1019/p09s02-coop.html http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1019/p09s02-coop.html