China social media praises Taiwan singer Jam Hsiao over his reluctance to see wife endure pain of childbirth, comments attract 270 million views online

Taiwan singer Jam Hsiao has gone viral on mainland social media after he said he could not bear the thought of his beloved wife suffering the pain of childbirth.

The Paper reported that Hsiao attracted attention for his views about childbirth after he shared them in an interview with Southern People Weekly on February 7.

The topic attracted 270 million views on Weibo.

Hsiao, 38, married his agent, Summer, who is 50, in October 2023. When sharing details of his happy marriage during the interview, he was asked whether the couple planned to have a baby.

He recounted his autobiography These Are The Days, in which he wrote that he did not want his future wife to endure the pain of labour.