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Extreme Marriage Counselling in China

Zhu Lifei from China has set up a business to break up extra-marital affairs.

Zhu Lifei has set up a lucrative business in the Chinese city of Changzhou, which offers to track down the love interest of someone having an affair and 'persuade' them to withdraw. He describes himself as a defender of marriage - critics say people in his profession are crossing ethical boundaries.

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Image: Wedding couples at a group wedding ceremony in Xian
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