Is the future getting too expensive for China? Couples’ reluctance to have a second child seems to be saying “yes”.
A year after China eased its one-child policy, fewer people than expected have applied for permission to have a second child, says state media, raising concerns among scholars that China could face a demographic crisis as birth rates decline.
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