China introduces 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as global superpower battles sustained ...

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 ...

The death of Peng Peiyun, a former senior Chinese official who oversaw the countrys one-child policy for a decade, has ...

The size of China’s baby population in China is expected to fluctuate but will remain at around 10 million for the foreseeable future according to He Dan, director of the China Population And ...

For one thing, demographic decline will put increasing pressure on the country’s military. Today, with more than 2 million active personnel, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ranks as the largest in ...

China's population shrinkage is having a big effect on its economy. Marriage rates have halved over the last decade, with only 3.4 million couples marrying in the first half. Economists warn that an ...

The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned ...

BEIJING — For seven decades, China’s Communist Party has ruled the world’s most populous country. As the nation’s population crests and begins to shrink, experts say, it will face challenges as varied ...

The inclusion of English in the school curriculum has been debated for years in the country. Having a translation app is essential when traveling in China. I recommend Speak and Translate. As I ...

China's population declined in 2022, the first time since the early 1960s. The country's population fell by 850,000 people in 2022 to 1.4118 billion, per official statistics. The drop, coupled with ...