In China, betrayal is not a good enough reason to get a divorce

Betrayal by a spouse is not a sufficient reason to seek divorce in China. This was established by the provincial high court of Shandong, interpreting the provisions of the Communist Party: an escapade is acceptable, only a long coexistence with the lover can determine the conditions for separation.

The provision was published on the official account of the province, recalling that the Civil Code of the Communist Party considers “bigamy or cohabitation with others” as a legal condition for divorce and the resulting compensation, but that the simple acquisition of evidence of a betrayal by one of the spouses does not meet this condition.