Chinese state media has been praising the benefits of foreign women marrying Chinese men as the country faces a bachelor crisis.

A piece by the People's Daily Online describe Chinese men as 'honest, outgoing and responsible'.

It's estimated that around 15 million men between the ages of 35 and 59 won't be able to find wives by 2020.

The piece described Chinese men as being caring and respectful towards women. (Left, Chinese swimmer Ning Zetao, Right, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming)

China estimates around 15 million men won't be able to find wives by 2020

The site claims that Chinese men are becoming increasingly attractive to foreign women.

It described Chinese men as being caring and respectful towards women.

Anna, a Russian lady who married a Chinese man told the People's Daily that she thinks Chinese men have more of a sense of responsibility.

It comes as China faces a huge bachelor problem.

There has been an increasing trend in bachelors paying to wed women from other countries

Mao Shoulong (pictured), a dean from the Renmin University, made the claim in a column

It's estimated that around 15 million men between the ages of 35 and 59 won't be able to find wives by 2020.

By 2050, it's thought that the figure could reach 30 million.

There has been an increasing trend in bachelors paying to wed women from countries such as Vietnam after struggling to find a partner.

In February last year, Mao Shoulong a scholar from Renmin University called on more female immigrants to be encouraged to live and work in China so that they could perhaps marry Chinese 'leftover men'.

Men in rural areas face the most difficulty when finding a partner. For a typical rural marriage, a man is expected to have a house and in some cases a car.

Zhang Hu, a father who lives in a mountainous village in northwest China's Gansu province, spent his entire savings and borrowed a further 150,000 yuan (£16,496) to ensure his son married.

The money has now flung the family back into poverty as they struggle to pay back the giant sum.