Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's economic, trade and policy matters. JINGXIAN, CHINA - An empty classroom in a junior high school. China has ...
As the elderly population increases in size and proportion, China will face rising healthcare expenditures to treat ...
Proposed measures include improving matchmaking and social services, expanding childcare subsidies, and promoting wider coverage of mother-and-baby rooms in public places ...
(Bloomberg) -- China’s population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of people in ...
China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, ...
BEIJING — China’s population dropped in 2023 by 2 million people — the second consecutive annual drop as births fell and deaths increased after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government ...
Rising pension burdens and social security subsidies are also straining public finances – though trends remain uneven, ...
China's birthrate has plunged, with the number of newborns in 2023 falling by 500,000, to about 9 million. The number of students in kindergarten reportedly saw its first decline in nearly 20 years in ...
China used to regularly report GDP growth rates above 10% before 2010 and around 6-8% after 2010. So, what’s behind the ...
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