Recent media reports on spring planting in China’s Raohe County have drawn attention to the challenges faced by Chinese farmers as the cost of growing grain rises and agricultural production sags due to the aging of the country’s population. Raohe County, in China’s Heilongjiang Province, was once recognized as China’s foremost grain-producing county. In 1993,…
China Registers First Annual Population Fall in Decades, Economic Crisis Accompanied by COVID-19
The population of China fell last year for the first time since the 1960s, with births dropping and deaths rising, strengthening fears about a long-term economic decline. The Chinese population declined by roughly 850,000 people to a total of 1.41175 billion in 2022, per the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is the first…
Over 45 Million Elderly Chinese Need Care Amid Deep Aging Trend
The number of elderly people who need care in China has exceeded 45 million and is expected to reach 60 million by 2030, according to a recent survey. Characterized by large scale, deep degree, and rapid acceleration, China’s aging trend is different than that of other countries. Authored by a team of social scientists from…
China to Delay Retirement Age in Bid to Ease Pension Fund Crisis: Experts
China plans to change the mandatory retirement age of its citizens, as part of efforts to alleviate its pension fund crisis that has worsened in recent years due to an increase in the country’s aging population. On Feb. 21, China’s State Council announced that it would implement a gradual delay in the legal retirement age,…
Key Issues About China’s Demographics Overlooked
Commentary After China announced the results of its seventh national census, various criticisms immediately followed, mostly focusing on the serious distortion of facts. Falsification of statistical data is a systemic disease that has existed in China since the founding of the Chinese communist regime. Before the authorities implemented the one-child policy in 1980, which aroused…
China’s Rapidly Shrinking Workforce Will Shake Up Its Status as the World Factory
China’s labor market is undergoing structural changes, with a shrinking labor force and rising labor costs. Young people are reluctant to enter factories, and the international labor market is shifting to Southeast Asia and other places. Some analysts expressed concerns that China’s status as the “world’s factory” may end within a year.
CCP Signals to Fully Lift Restrictions on Birth Control as Population Crisis Looms
China’s population is aging and the number of births has plummeted. The Central Bank of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has published a paper calling for full liberalization and encouragement of childbearing. Some experts say that for economic reasons and overall war preparedness, Xi Jinping may go back to Mao Zedong’s route and fully lift…
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