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China can cope with demographic 'new normal'

In fact, China is undergoing a demographic transition, with its population peaking at 1.41 billion in 2021-22. The total ...
CNN

China has another solution to its shrinking population: robots

China’s birth rate has hit a historic low – deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country’s massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing ...
RealClearPolitics

Peter Zeihan: Shrinking Population Puts a Time Limit on China's Economic Model

Geopolitical prognosticator Peter Zeihan tells Channel 4 News about his theory that China's demographic numbers are drastically worse than publicly reported, and the shrinking population puts an ...
CNBC

China social media thrashes one-child policy after population control czar dies

The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week. State media praised Peng Peiyun, head of China ...
The Conversation

With a shrinking population, China needs new drivers of growth. Consumer spending has yet to fill the gap

China’s latest national accounts show the economy grew by about 5% through 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026, pointing to resilience despite ongoing trade tensions. But the underlying picture is ...