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Do Uygur women intermarry with Han people in Xinjiang

Does Xinjiang Uygur woman intermarry with Han people?

You can intermarry. Article 5 of Chapter 2 marriage of marriage law: marriage must be completely voluntary between men and women, and neither party is allowed to force the other party or any third party to interfere.

Therefore, in terms of policy, there are no policy restrictions on intermarriage among 56 ethnic groups in China, and 56 ethnic groups are equal. All ethnic groups, regardless of their population, economic and social development, customs and religious beliefs, are part of the Chinese nation and have the same status. They enjoy the same rights, perform the same obligations and fight against all forms of national oppression and discrimination in all aspects of national and social life according to law.

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Chapter II of marriage law:

Article 6 the age of marriage shall not be earlier than the age of 22 for men and 20 for women. Late marriage and late childbearing should be encouraged.

Article 7 marriage shall be prohibited under any of the following circumstances: (1) direct consanguinity and collateral consanguinity within three generations; (2) suffering from diseases that are medically considered not to be married.

Article 8 both the man and the woman who require marriage must register their marriage in person at the marriage registration organ. Those in conformity with the provisions of this Law shall be registered and a marriage certificate shall be issued. To obtain a marriage certificate is to establish a conjugal relationship. If the marriage registration has not been completed, a supplementary registration shall be made.

Article 9 after the marriage is registered, according to the agreement between the two parties, the female party may become a member of the male Party's family and the male party may become a member of the female party's family.

Article 10 a marriage shall be void under any of the following circumstances: (1) bigamy; (2) kinship prohibited from marriage; (3) pre marriage diseases that are medically considered to be unworthy of marriage and have not yet been cured after marriage; (4) not reaching the legal age of marriage.

Article 11 If a marriage is coerced, the coerced party may apply to the marriage registration authority or the people's court for cancellation of the marriage. The request of the coerced party to cancel the marriage shall be made within one year from the date of marriage registration. Where the party whose personal freedom is illegally restricted requests the annulment of the marriage, the request shall be made within one year from the date of restoration of the personal freedom.

Article 12 an invalid or revoked marriage shall be invalid from the beginning. The parties do not have the rights and obligations of husband and wife. The property acquired during the period of cohabitation shall be dealt with by the parties through agreement; if the agreement fails, the people's court shall make a judgment in accordance with the principle of taking care of the innocent party. In dealing with the invalid property caused by bigamy, the property rights and interests of the parties to a lawful marriage shall not be infringed. The provisions of this Law concerning parents and children shall apply to the children born by the parties.