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China reportedly set to announce its first decline in population since 1949 Posted : 2021-04-28 10:41 Updated : 2021-04-28 10:41 People wearing face masks walk down staircase heading to a subway station during the evening rush hour in Beijing, April 26. AP-Yonhap The Chinese government is expected to announce soon that the nation's population has shrunk for the first time since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, Financial Times reported. According to the FT, the latest census numbers for the world's most populous nation are expected to show a decline to less than 1.4 billion pe...

Posted by John Chan | Apr 27, 2021 Updated at 21:21:47 PDT on Apr 27, 2021: This post has been updated to note doubts about the reportedly looming census figures. The latest Chinese census may reveal that China’s population has shrunk for the first time in over fifty years, according to a report by The Financial Times. The census results, which were originally expected to be released this month but have been delayed, are expected to show that China’s population has dipped below 1.4 billion, two years after it reportedly reached that mark. The Financial Times’ Sun Yu The latest Chinese ...