China’s birth rate drops to record low as economy hits target despite US trade war

China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a ...
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China’s Population Hits Rock Bottom As It Reels From One-Child Policy Fallout

China’s birth rate hit rock bottom, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported ...

Challenges of a declining population

From ancient times until today, an ­enormous population has been a foundational way for China to project its strength.

Analysis: China's birth-rate struggles underscore its millennia-long effort to manage 'the masses'

Birth rate numbers released Monday, the lowest since Mao's Communists established the People's Republic in 1949, are the ...

In Graphics | With China’s population plummeting, a look at how Beijing caused a demographic crisis

China’s population fell again, marking the fourth straight year of decline. According to new government data released this ...

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 ...