China Population

FILE PHOTO: Children play next to adults at a park in Beijing, China 1 June, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
World+Biz

China launches projects to build 'new-era' marriage, childbearing culture

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows highways and buildings amid a lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shanghai, China March 30, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
China

Shanghai's population drops in 2022 after Covid lockdowns

An elderly woman pushes two babies in a stroller in Beijing, 30 October, 2015. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after zero-Covid ordeal

Children play at a playground inside a shopping complex in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
China

China's birth rate drops to record low in 2021

An adult holding a baby walks at a store selling baby products in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters
China

Loans for babies: Chinese province's strategy to beat population blues

FILE PHOTO: Married couple Liu Zhichang (L) and Yu Tao walk at a plaza after they finished gym class in Beijing, China March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Analysis

China’s sham meritocracy has created a burned-out generation

File photo: Tens of thousands in a crowd at the Forbidden City in China. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Explainer

Why China is struggling to boost its birthrate?