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Xiujian Peng, The Conversation

Despite huge push, China’s population continues to shrink as birthrate plummets

The country’s fertility rate has fallen well below replacement levels.

Xiujian Peng, The Conversation
· Jan 25, 2024 · 07:30 pm
What does the drop in China’s population mean for the rest of the world?

India is likely to have overtaken China as the world’s biggest nation in 2022.

Xiujian Peng, The Conversation
· Jan 19, 2023 · 09:30 pm
China’s population is about to shrink. Here’s what it means for India and the world

This is happening despite Beijing abandoning its one-child policy in 2016 and introducing a three-child policy, backed by tax and other incentives, last year.

Xiujian Peng, The Conversation
· Jun 01, 2022 · 07:30 pm