China’s “leftover men” are getting desperate. So they’re turning to online catalogues to buy foreign brides. It’s the ...

Within months of leaving hospital, the local government paid Tang a 6,500-yuan (US$897) reward for having two children as ...

China is expected to lose over 50 million ... and is even launching a new government ministry dedicated to its population ...

China's fertility rate, which last year reached 1.0 births expected per woman's lifetime, is far below the 2.1 rate ...

Yuan Xin, vice-president of the China Population Association, said talent acquisition and retention are also cost-effective ways to counter the demographic crisis. He added that China needs to ...

China’s leaders are doubling down on winter tourism, “debut markets” and the silver economy to drive consumption and boost ...

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But the marriage crisis will greatly undermine these ... Salient factors include the steady decline in China's childbearing-age population; changes in lifestyle; the lingering effects of the ...

The trend among Chinese women of postponing or eschewing marriage will undermine Beijing’s efforts to boost falling birth rates, says Yi Fuxian of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

New marriages in China reportedly plummeted by one-fifth last year, implying that the official number of births will likely fall from 9.54 million in 2024 to 7.3- 7.8 million in 2025. Thus, while ...

However, the marriage crisis will greatly undermine these efforts ... Salient factors include the steady decline in China’s childbearing-age population; changes in lifestyle; the lingering effects of ...

Thus, while China represents 17.2% of the global population, it will account for less than 6% of births — comparable to Nigeria. Moreover, China’s fertility rate in 2025 is expected to fall to ...