Germany requires a “certificate of no impediment to marriage,” meaning we must prove — through documents from our home country — that we are legally allowed to marry. Unfortunately, same-sex marriage still isn’t recognized in China. I’d say it’s still quite far from becoming a reality there.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/as-a-gay-couple-we-have-to-cross-a-border-to-marry-f2d1f77ef099?sk=acb982ed7331c40d2d8f9c8e18292df3