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Is cousin marriage illegal in China?

Yes. Cousin marriage is banned in China. Banned within three generations since 1981. Now Civil Code art 1048.

Civil Code (in force 1 Jan 2021) art 1048 bans collateral blood relatives within three generations, carried over from the 1980 Marriage Law (effective 1981); art 1051 makes such marriages void.

Source: Civil Code art. 1048

• China is one of 17 countries where cousin marriage is banned, and 8 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 2 of 14 (Tajikistan and Vietnam).
• In Asia: banned in 6 of 46 countries.

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Other countries that ban cousin marriage

VietnamPhilippinesUkraineBulgariaGreeceCroatiaSerbiaSouth KoreaAustriaLithuaniaSwedenBosnia & HerzegovinaMontenegroNorth MacedoniaAll 17 on the map ›

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