IT HAS been called the demographic sweet spot – a huge working-age population supporting a relatively small number of old and young people – and it has helped power China’s economic explosion. China ...
The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week. State media praised Peng Peiyun, head of China ...
A nurse takes care of newborn babies in a maternity hospital in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Aug. 8, 2022 (FeatureChina via AP Images). According to Chinese government data released last month, the ...
China’s birth rate has hit a historic low – deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country’s massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing ...
China’s latest national accounts show the economy grew by about 5% through 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026, pointing to resilience despite ongoing trade tensions. But the underlying picture is ...