With a new development blueprint under review at the ongoing national legislative session, China is embracing a critical five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China's population declined for the fourth year in a row, reaching 1.405 billion. Falling birth rates and an aging population ...

Under a higher threshold, almost a fifth of China’s population would be considered to be living in poverty, World Bank estimates showed.

BEIJING — China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a record low, official data showed on Monday, with experts warning of further decline. The country's ...

The biggest challenge China faces right now isn’t the Trump administration and its campaign to decouple the world’s two biggest economies. It comes from within: China is experiencing population ...

China announced plans on Thursday to establish a “childbirth-friendly society,” aiming to reverse the demographic crisis and foster a positive attitude towards marriage. The plan ...

China said on Thursday it would build a “childbirth-friendly society” in the next five years, pledging to address concerns ...

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China's population is shrinking — and the decline is accelerating. The country's population fell for the fourth year in a row, falling by 3.39 million to 1.405 billion people in 2025, according to new ...