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Shanghai (AFP) Jan 17, 2024 - Young Chinese are increasingly hesitant to start families, citing economic concerns exacerbated by rigid social norms around child-rearing, even as their government grows desperate to boost the birth rate and stave off a demographic crisis.
SHANGHAI: Young Chinese are increasingly hesitant to start families, citing economic concerns exacerbated by rigid social norms around child-rearing, even as their government grows desperate to...
Japan is struggling with a rapidly declining birth rate, which PM Fumio Kishida has vowed to address. He stated that there is a pressing need to establish policies and measures that prioritise children and support child-rearing to create a "children-first economic society" and turn the birth rate around. While the future of Japan's population remains uncertain, it is likely that the government will continue to implement policies aimed at addressing the issue.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said it is a "now or never" moment to tackle the country's population decline. The birthrate hit a new record low last year.
Originally published October 17 on internationalsocialist.net, below is the editorial from the socialist magazine of the ISA in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The Chinese regime (CCP) is holding its 20th Congress in Beijing, at which Xi Jinping will be confirmed as dictator-for-life. An unlimited