The regions that reported population growth are the Xinjiang Uygur and Xizang autonomous regions, and Shaanxi province in western China; Zhejiang, Anhui and Fujian provinces in the east ...

China is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, covering a whopping 3.7 million square miles. It ...

TAIPEI--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 ...

China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed on Tuesday, as the birth rate slows in the face of mounting financial pressures and shifting ...

China has been keen to slow population growth for several years. A larger population equals more mouths to feed, more houses and jobs required and a greater demand on schools and hospitals.