Four university juniors in Nanjing have recently set up a club to help single fellow students find their life partners, winning both applause and objections on campus.

Xu started the club with three other girls. Days after posting their ad, they received their first call seeking help in romance.

So far, the club has attracted 20 members and numerous calls. Sun, a university student majoring in engineering, said he needed help from the club as the department he was studying in has few female students. Some, however, argue that romance is a personal affair and it is unnecessary to let a third party get involved.

(China Daily October 18, 2006)