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China should enhance incentives for people to build families and boost the birth rate as the country's now-falling population could threaten the world's second-biggest economy, a Chinese family planning expert said.
Mainland China's population fell by 850,000 last year, the first decline since 1961
Wang Pei'an, deputy director of the China Family Planning Association, said on Saturday more tax incentives should be created based on the family unit that could encourage births
China's fertility rate is on a downwards trend and the average family size has been shrinking over the years, a senior official said on Saturday, calling for comprehensive measures to encourage marriage, childbearing and building families.
Economic liberalization, not population control, is the key to unleashing China’s full economic potential.