China’s economy today bears an unsettling resemblance to Japan’s in the 1990s, when the collapse of a housing bubble led to ...

The looming demographic crisis could be the Achilles heel of China’s stunning economic transformation over the last 40 years. The declining population could create an even greater burden on ...

Mainland China population rose 5.38% in decade to 2020 -census 2020 population 1.41 billion vs 1.34 billion in 2010 -census Growth slowed ever since 1-child policy adopted in late 1970s Slowest ...

China’s overall population now stands at 1.41 billion. By 2035, 400 million people in China are expected to be over 60, accounting for nearly a third of its population.

China’s population fell for the first time since 1961 last year as deaths outweighed births six years after Beijing ended its one-child policy in a bid to avoid a looming demographic crisis.

China’s birth rate continues to fall, raising alarm for the country’s long-term stability. This video explores how the CCP is responding to this growing demographic challenge.

For decades, China has tried to rein in its population growth, allowing families to have only one child. Now, as it faces a decline, Beijing is trying to reverse what appears as an almost ...

BEIJING -- China has released a national emergency response plan for elderly care facilities, aiming to better prepare these ...

China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than 60 years, with just 6.77 births per 1,000 people – the lowest level since the founding of Communist China in 1949.

China’s marriage and fertility rates remain on a downward trajectory, fueling a demographic crisis that threatens the nation’s economic and social stability. In this six-part series, we ...

A quick recap: Shortly after the CCP took power in China in 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong encouraged population growth to create manpower. As a result, China’s population nearly doubled in 30 years.

China’s population is falling for the first time in 60 years, but Japan has been battling its own demographic crisis since 2008 and provides a possible snapshot of China’s future.