Sarah Wu
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 25 Jun
Sarah Wu’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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There are four words that censors deemed beyond the pale in a hit Chinese film.
I want a divorce.
The phrase was cut out from a scene in a film called It's Okay.
The comedy drama about a strong-headed school teacher who doesn't want to have children and her mother who becomes more progressive over the course of the film.
This film explores often taboo topics such as marital rape and the women's use of sex toys.
And the censors didn't have problems with that.
But at one point there's this telltale mismatch between the mother's face and her voice when she tells her husband that she wants to separate.
And viewers can lip read the missing words.
She says sexually and emotionally, you've never made me feel good.
I want a divorce.
The government's keen to keep people in wedlock.
The population's shrinking and birth rates are plunging.
Back in 2003, the government abolished a requirement for employers to write a letter as part of divorce proceedings.
This caused divorces to surge.
And in 2021, a 30-day cooling-off period was introduced before a divorce could be made official.
The numbers then dropped, but have since rebounded.
And in 2025, divorces by mutual agreement reached their highest level in five years.
And the rise is remarkable given the obstacles.
So to get a divorce in China, you have to prove a breakdown of mutual affection.
If both sides agree, that's easy.
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