“The 4B movement, by contrast, is not a reluctant retreat but a conscious ideological rejection. Feminists of the 4B movement are not giving up on the future—they are refusing to be used for the patriarchal state’s future.”

• Government official:
  “While some describe the 4B movement as ideological rejection, we must remember that family is the foundation of the nation. Without marriage and childbirth, our society cannot survive.”

• Conservative pastor:
  “Rejecting God’s plan for family is not bravery, it is rebellion. The future belongs to those who obey His design of marriage and children.”

• Radical feminist activist:
  “We are not victims, and we are not retreating. 4B is the refusal to be patriarchy’s reproductive machine. Our future will not be built on sacrifice for men or the state.”

• Skeptical father:
  “When I hear my daughter say she’ll never marry, I think: is that really freedom, or just bitterness? But then I see her determination, and maybe it’s her way of protecting herself from a system stacked against her.”