China ended its strict one-child policy in 2016, and in 2021 began allowing couples to have three children. - Reuters
BEIJING (AFP): China's population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday (Jan 17), as the world's most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
The country of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages, a rapid decline that analysts warn could stymie economic growth and pile pressure on strained public coffers.
