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China’s one-child policy, which lasted from 1980 to 2015, significantly shaped the nation’s demographics. While it effectively curbed population growth—preventing an estimated 400 million ...

Marriages in China plummeted by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to ...

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The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to ...

Marriages in China dropped by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to ...

The Chinese government has rebuffed bold consumption stimulus policy. But boosting domestic household spending is precisely ...

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The country last year saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births despite an uncertain economic outlook for young ...

When you live in the wealthiest city in the world, it’s not hard to come up with people you suspect have access to their ...

The airport. The entrance. No matter where you might stand on the alternatives, one thing is clear: Both sides assume that ...