China’s Population Drops for the Fourth Year in a Row, Threatening Long-Term Risks for the Country’s Economy ...

Last week, Beijing’s release of China’s national birth count for 2025 left demographers stunned. The national birth total ...

China's population of 1.4 billion continues to shrink, marking the fourth straight year of decrease, new government statistics released Monday show. The total population in 2025 stood at 1.404 billion ...

BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) - China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a record low, official data showed on Monday, with experts warning of further ...

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

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

Despite Beijing’s campaign to encourage couples to have more children, new data shows China’s population decline is ...

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the recent Chinese Communist Party investigations into the vice ...

High up Shenzhen’s Ping An Finance Center—the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper—is a modest one-bedroom demo apartment. It’s well-furnished, smartly designed, and wouldn’t be out of place in one of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's economic, trade and policy matters. JINGXIAN, CHINA - An empty classroom in a junior high school. China has ...

For the first time in more than three decades, condoms will no longer enjoy VAT-exempt status in China as a new law seeks to boost birth rates. The legislation, approved in late December 2024, sets ...