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 ...

(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 ...

Proposed measures include improving matchmaking and social services, expanding childcare subsidies, and promoting wider ...

China used to regularly report GDP growth rates above 10% before 2010 and around 6-8% after 2010. So, what’s behind the ...

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, ...

Rising pension burdens and social security subsidies are also straining public finances – though trends remain uneven, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Is China facing a population crisis? Explore the impacts of the one-child policy, aging population, and demographic shifts on China's economy and future. MS NOW host details unexpected phone call with ...

A nation and its attendant economy are only as strong and great as its population base. A key factor undergirding that population is a nation’s total fertility rate. And China is one of the leading ...