China’s extreme automation is a strength, but it’s also a response to the country’s most fundamental weakness: the impending ...

The world’s most populous country hit a historic turning point. China announced its first population decline in six decades with 850,000 fewer people at the end of last year than in 2021. Pulitzer ...

China’s population of 1.4 billion people is the largest in the world, right? Not anymore. In 2023 India surpassed China as the most populous country. China’s population began shrinking in 2022, and ...

China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in decades, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday, a shift signaling a looming demographic crisis that could have far-reaching ...

HONG KONG, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe ...

HONG KONG, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe ...

A decaying mural promoting China's one-child policy can be seen from a street in Beijing, China. Will Burgess/Reuters Post Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, ...

China built the world's largest and most comprehensive conservancy infrastructure network that benefits the largest ...