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To: neolib who wrote (127992)7/27/2005 9:00:14 PM
From: aladin  Read Replies (1) of 793896
 
neolib,

You were the one who put the Chinese on pedestal and used the plural decades. I am simply calling you on it :-)

As far as slightly negative growth, Germany, Italy and Japan are expected to drop in population by over 15% by mid century. The Chinese get the effect a bit later (barring big changes). These population studies are generally available on the UN's web site.

You could stand to read a bit.

As for any other countries matching the wonderful Chinese, well who else dropped so far in the 60's and 70's? When you reach rock bottom its not hard to show improvement.

Having said that, I agree that the last 15 years have been stellar and my hope is that it will continue as will the liberalization of Chinese society.

John

Update: A record number of Japanese women are unmarried and childless, leading the country perilously close to a childless society. The country has actually coined a new term to describe the phenomenon - 'shoshika,' which means "a society without children," according to a BBC report. The population, if current trends continue, will be reduced by 20 percent by mid-century, with nearly 50 percent of those being elderly -- an "impossible" situation for maintaining the health and pension systems.
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