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To: TobagoJack who wrote (182827)

1/18/2022 3:00:26 AM

From: Haim R. Branisteanu

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From NYT

Birth rates in China hit a historic low

China announced on Monday that its birthrate plummeted for a fifth straight year in 2021.

The falling birthrate, coupled with the increased life expectancy in China over the last four decades, means the number of people of working age, relative to the growing number of people too old to work, has continued to decline.

The population could soon begin to contract, something that would be hard to reverse and may result in labor shortages. The situation is creating a huge political problem for Beijing, which is already facing economic headwinds: Growth in the last quarter of the year slowed to 4 percent.

Context: The Chinese Communist Party has loosened its notorious “one child” policy and offered incentives to young families. But the changes came as social and economic conditions improved for women, who have become less likely to want children.

Details: Births fell to 10.6 million in 2021, compared with 12 million the year before. That was fewer even than the number in 1961, when Mao’s Great Leap Forward resulted in widespread famine and death.