
China’s population shrinks despite two-child policy: experts
For each elderly citizen, there are seven people who are working and contributing to the social welfare system
For each elderly citizen, there are seven people who are working and contributing to the social welfare system
China has formally approved a number of policy reforms including one easing the country’s long-standing one-child policy.
A lack of women in China means an estimated 30-million to 50-million men will be without a wife in 20 years.
A Chinese official says there would be no "major" change to population control measures, cooling hopes it may ease the one-child policy.
Strong economic growth, increased government spending on education and the one-child policy have made gifted young women increasingly common in China.