China’s population stood at 1.408 billion at the ... to feed itself and began implementing a draconian “one child policy.” Though it was never law, women had to apply for permission to ...

He covers U.S.-China relations ... level of 2.1 needed to sustain population growth. This downward trend has persisted despite the end of the One-Child Policy and a wave of pro-natal measures.

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.

But China has many other issues to deal with. There’s falling property prices, a shrinking population, and complaints from entrepreneurs about overbearing government. There’s no one better placed to ...

The world’s most populous country until recently, China saw its population fall for a third consecutive year in 2024, and marriages plummeted by a fifth, the biggest drop on record. The ongoing ...

China's persistent decline in fertility rates and the accompanying demographic shift towards an ageing population have brought challenges to the country's health-care system, particularly in the realm ...

Since 2013, China has implemented several rounds of progressive adjustments to adapt its population policies to evolving demographic and socioeconomic conditions. In 2021, it announced support for ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping gathered the country's most powerful corporate chieftains including Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei ...

Husband who worked on ancient pottery craft with late wife pays touching tribute to love of his life so they can spend eternity in heaven together. No more ‘dragon babies’: China’s birth ...

Lan Foan, speaking to the media alongside other officials a day after Premier Li Qiang's annual address to lawmakers, said China had ample policy room to deal with any domestic and external ...

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 ...