The fourth singles wave may lead to a “singles economy” and an expanding markets that targets middle class singles and high consumption office workers, Xinhua reported.

While the recent tightening of control over foreign investment is only part of the macro control efforts, the government still welcomes the inflow of foreign participation in heighten China's economic development, People's Daily reported.

Since China has not yet established a well-rounded system to train the young technical workforce, the decline in the portion of skilled technicians among the younger generations could negatively affect the country’s position as a manufacturing center, Economic Information Daily reported.