A number of unsurprising things have recently happened in the country with the most famous population policies in the world. Firstly, the Chinese census in May showed that the country was ageing rapidly, its overall population growth was at its most sluggish in generations, and that its fertility rate had plunged to 1.3 children per woman – a level even lower than Japan, a country already in a state of population decline and very rapid ageing..
China’s decision to relax birth rules by allowing all families to have three children was met with skepticism from economists who doubt it’ll make much of a difference.
Jun 02, 2021 07:35 PMCHINA
Lawmaker Floats Three Years of Maternity Leave, First Human Case of Bird Flu, and the Dawn of ‘Flexible’ Retirement
Here’s today’s ranking of the top 10 most-read domestic stories in China, in economics, finance and current affairs. We want to help you get a sense of what’s trending in the Chinese language sphere.
Internet users continue to follow China’s new three-child policy, honing in on coverage of measures being proposed to support the move. They are also concerned about the first human case of H10N3 bird flu identified in the eastern province of Jiangsu as well as the latest Covid-19 flare-up in the southern city of Shenzhen which has forced local authorities to suspend school gatherings.