中国中部湖南省的当局已对跨国相亲安排的潜在风险发出警告，称一些关系缺乏真实的感情基础，可能导致财务崩溃或法律麻烦。
Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hunan have warned of the potential risks of cross-border arranged marriages, saying some relationships lack genuine emotional foundations and can lead to financial ruin or legal trouble.
新田县公安局周二在其社交媒体账号上发文称，由收取高额费用的非法婚介机构组织婚姻可能存在风险。在中国，以营利为目的的国际婚姻中介是非法的。
Marriages can be risky when they are organised by illegal matchmaking agencies that charge high fees, according to a post on the Xintian county police branch’s social media account on Tuesday. For-profit international matchmaking is illegal in China.
该贴文列举了若干风险，包括欺诈、违反移民法、文化冲突以及关于婚姻所生子女抚养权的争端。
The post highlighted several risks, including fraud, immigration law violations, cultural conflicts and disputes over the custody of any children that result from the marriage.
新田警方敦促公众仅追求建立在真挚感情基础上的婚姻，并严格遵守出入境规则。
Xintian police urged the public to pursue only marriages built on genuine affection and to strictly follow immigration rules.
该贴文是中国使领馆和地方当局——特别是湖南、河南两省以及广西壮族自治区——近期发出的一系列警告的一部分，这些警告敦促公民在跨国新娘骗局增加的情况下保持谨慎。
The post is part of a broader wave of warnings issued by Chinese embassies and regional authorities – particularly in Hunan and Henan provinces and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region – urging citizens to exercise caution amid a rise in cross-border bridal scams.
近年来，许多男性——尤其是来自农村或低收入背景的男性——发现自己很难找到伴侣。造成这一问题的一个主要推动因素是中国存在性别失衡，该国的男性比女性多出数千万。新田是一个以农村为主的偏远县，直到2020年才正式脱贫。
In recent years, many men – especially those from rural or low-income backgrounds – have found it difficult to find partners. A major driver of this problem is China’s gender imbalance, as the country has tens of millions more men than women. Xintian is a largely rural, isolated county, which was officially designated as impoverished until 2020.
一些中国单身汉求助于国际婚介，这些婚介通常在东南亚、巴基斯坦和前苏联国家运作，埃及和埃塞俄比亚等非洲国家也成为了新的目的地。中国驻马拉维和缅甸的大使馆已就这种做法发布了警告。
Some Chinese bachelors have turned to international matchmakers, which usually operate in Southeast Asia, Pakistan and former Soviet countries, with African countries such as Egypt and Ethiopia emerging as new destinations. China’s embassies in Malawi and Myanmar have released warnings about the practice.
新田警方的贴文称，外国新娘可能会提供虚假的身份证件、隐瞒现有婚姻或以其他方式谎报其背景。另有一些新娘可能在男方支付了高昂的彩礼或相亲费用后不久便离开中国并切断联系。
Foreign brides might provide false identity documents, conceal existing marriages or otherwise misrepresent their backgrounds, the Xintian police post said. Others may leave China and cut off contact soon after the grooms pay exorbitant bride prices or matchmaking fees.
在中国，彩礼是男方给予女方家庭的一笔习俗金钱，以表达诚意并促成婚姻。
In China, a bride price is a customary sum of money given to the bride’s family by the groom to show his sincerity and secure the marriage.
贴文称，在其他情况下，配偶可能会以所谓的家庭开支、医疗或投资为由，一再索要巨额资金。
In other cases, spouses might repeatedly request large amounts of money for purported family expenses, medical treatment or investments, the post said.
移民和就业违规构成了另一类风险。新田警方表示，逾期居留签证或在没有必要许可的情况下工作的外国配偶可能会面临罚款、拘留或驱逐出境。
Immigration and employment violations pose another set of risks. Foreign spouses who overstay their visas or work without the required permits could face fines, detention or deportation, Xintian police said.
当局还强调了跨文化婚姻普遍存在的困难，警告称语言障碍以及宗教信仰和育儿方式的差异可能会产生紧张局势，甚至导致家庭暴力。
The authorities also highlighted the difficulties of cross-cultural marriages generally, warning that language barriers and differences in religious beliefs and parenting styles could create tensions and even lead to domestic violence.
贴文称，如果跨国婚姻破裂，解决有关子女抚养权、探视权和子女国籍的争端可能会变得很复杂。新田警方鼓励公众举报任何涉嫌违反出入境管理的行为。
The post said that if an international marriage broke down, resolving disputes over the custody of children, visitation rights and the children’s nationality could be complicated. Xintian police encouraged the public to report any suspected immigration violations.