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The population of China fell last year for the first time since the sixties, with births dropping and deaths rising, strengthening fears about a long-term decline in the economy.

BEIJING (AP) – China has announced its first population decline in decades as what has been the world’s most populous nation ages and its birthrate plunges, posing new challenges for the slowing economy. The National Bureau of Statistics reported yesterday that the country had 850,000 fewer people at the end of 2022 than the previous […]

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According to the data from the statistics bureau, men outnumbered women by 722.06 million to 689.69 million, the bureau reported, a result of the one-child policy and a traditional preference for male offspring to carry on the family name. -- aaa

© Provided by Xinhua SHANGHAI, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China is expected to see a Spring Festival holiday with the largest number of travellers in three ye

China's population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on lea

Experts say demographic change will be difficult to manage in China’s developing economy

Official figures show that Chinas population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged.

BEIJING — For the first time in decades, China has fewer people than it did at the start of last year, according to official figures released Tuesday. The world’s most populous country has worried for years about an aging citizenry’s effect on its economy and society, but its population was

The prolonged battle earlier this month for leadership of the United States House of Representatives turned the outflow of frustration with the US political system from a trickle to a torrent.