Threats, advantages seen in China's shrinking population – Metro US
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/threats-advantages-in-shrinking-population/"></div>BEIJING (AP) — For seven decades, China’s Communist Party has ruled the world’s most populous country. As the nation’s population crests and begins to shrink, experts say, it will face challenges ranging from supporting the elderly to filling the ranks of its military. Population growth has been slowing for years, but the announcement Tuesday that […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excer...