China population: ‘Self-aware’ DINK couples, with no kids, could prolong demographic crisis

This is the second in a series on how a tumultuous first half of 2023 featured economic pitfalls and headwinds that have left China struggling to shake off years of Covid-induced rust.

When Zhang Chengying first told her parents that she and her husband would not be having children, the reaction was one of shock as they asked Zhang if there was something wrong with her.