Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's economic, trade and policy matters. JINGXIAN, CHINA - An empty classroom in a junior high school. China has ...
“HOW SHOULD one look at the Chinese economy?”, asked Li Qiang, the country’s prime minister, at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 16th. “It is similar to looking at the Alps,” he suggested, ...
A nurse helps a newborn bathe in Huaian Maternal and Child Health Hospital, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 13, 2023. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Jan. 17, ...
China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — 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, ...
(Bloomberg) -- China’s population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of people in ...
HONG KONG, May 11 (Reuters) - Marriage registrations in China fell 6.2% year on year in the first quarter and are about half ...
China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions ...
Fewer than 1.7 million couples tied the knot in the first quarter, the lowest total for the same period since ...
China’s latest national accounts show the economy grew by about 5% through 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026, pointing ...
BEIJING — China’s population dropped in 2023 by 2 million people — the second consecutive annual drop as births fell and deaths increased after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government ...
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