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New marriages in China crash to record low

Marriages in China plunge by a record in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns

Marriages in China plummeted by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children to boost the country's declining population.

CNN on MSN · 23h

New marriages in China crash to record low, while divorces on the rise

The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to encourage young people to tie the knot and have babies to halt demographic decline in the world’s second-largest economy.

Marriages in China Crash, Portending Deeper Demographic Woes

Numbers of marriages in China dropped dramatically in 2024. The continuing decline in marriages likely signals further declines in birth rates, intensifying China's demographic headwinds.

Reuters on MSN · 23h

Chinese marriages slid by a fifth in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Marriages in China dropped by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children to boost the country's declining population.

Inquirer on MSN · 22h

Marriages in China down by a fifth in 2024 – government

China last year saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births despite an uncertain economic outlook for young families.

China, Trump and Tariffs

Time on MSN · 3d

Here’s Where China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on the U.S. Could Hit Hardest

The tariffs, which take effect Feb. 10, are most likely to hurt communities that voted for Trump, according to a study

The New York Times · 20h

China Is at the Heart of Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

Existing American tariffs already restrict steel and aluminum shipments from China, which is now flooding other markets with its exports instead.

The Associated Press on MSN · 19h

A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term

China’s tit-for-tat duties on U.S. imports took effect Monday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he wants to slap new duties on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. The rapid-fire shots of tariffs and import curbs hearken back to Trump’s first term in office,

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What DeepSeek’s Success Says About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent

China produces a vast number of STEM graduates, but it hasn’t been known for innovation. Cultural and political factors may ...

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China Has Unlocked the Secret to Winning the Aircraft Carrier Race—And That’s a Direct Threat to America

America’s newest aircraft carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, the only non- Nimitz class ship in the fleet and the first of ...

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The US relies on China for key medicines. They won’t be spared from tariffs

President Trump’s tariffs in China are in place and hitting all products imported from the country — including a number of ...

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Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

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New Zealand voices renewed concern as Cook Islands PM eyes agreement with China

New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...

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Smaller countries may ‘have to choose’ between the U.S. and China, warns author Robert Kaplan: ‘Great powers in decline can tend to be very aggressive’

For decades, countries like Singapore and Australia and others were able to essentially get rich off China, and be protected ...

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