After seven years of decline, China's birth rate ticked slightly upward last year, a shift analysts have attributed to the ...

For Chinese authorities, boosting interest in marriage and baby-making is a pressing concern. China has the second-biggest ...

China's population fell in 2024 for the third straight year. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Ada Li speaks with John Lee and ...

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China’s demographic crisis is driven by multiple factors, including a shrinking population of women of childbearing age, changing social attitudes towards marriage, and economic pressures that make ...

Marriage rates in China experienced a significant downturn, dropping by 20% last year. Despite efforts to encourage unions and births, economic uncertainty and high child-rearing costs deter young ...

Marriages in China fell by 20% last year, the largest drop on record, despite government efforts to encourage marriage and ...

And in November, China's state council, or cabinet, told local governments to direct resources toward fixing China's population crisis and spread respect for childbearing and marriages "at the right ...

And in November, China's state council or cabinet, told local governments to direct resources toward fixing China's population crisis and spread respect for childbearing and marriages "at the right ...