Published on 1 Nov 2013 | The divorce rate in China's capital has soared by a staggering 41 percent since last year. Does that mean a sudden rise in unhappy families, or is something else driving up the divorce rate? At least some people in the cities are faking their divorces over housing. Beijing residents Xiao Hui and Xiao Ming, who only spoke to us on the condition of anonymity, divorced each other to buy a second apartment.
