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China can cope with demographic 'new normal'

On Wednesday, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that the total population at the end of 2023 in the ...
CNN

China has another solution to its shrinking population: robots

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 ...
Washington Examiner

China’s population shrinks for fourth consecutive year, intensifying fears about future

China’s population rate declined again last year, as the country grapples with how to revive birth rates 10 years after ending its decadeslong one-child policy. China’s birth rate in 2025 stood at ...
CNBC

China social media thrashes one-child policy after population control czar dies

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 ...
The Conversation

With a shrinking population, China needs new drivers of growth. Consumer spending has yet to fill the gap

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 ...