Yi Fuxian draws parallels between the Roman empire's missteps and the Chinese government's efforts to avoid a similar fate ...

The country could see its potential economic output halved by mid-century amid a flagging birthrate and aging workforce.

The population in China is getting older—and wealthier, better educated, and more skilled. The company sees it as a business ...

China’s birth rate is falling below replacement levels, raising questions over the economic future of the Asian giant.

Much has been written about China’s sharp demographic shift, but less attention has been paid to how this might affect—or even constrain—its international behavior. Let me highlight a few key themes.

China's leadership is eager to reverse the trend, as the soaring number of elderly citizens is expected to increase the ...

China allocates 90 billion yuan to combat its demographic crisis by encouraging childbirth through subsidies. The nation's ...

China’s demographic grief has its roots some 35 years ago with President Deng Xiaoping’s decision to limit Chinese families to only one child. He did it to free up as much of the population ...

China said on Tuesday it would introduce free pre-school education from the autumn, as the world's second most populous ...

China's population decline poses economic challenges, impacting property sector and boosting healthcare stocks. Aging demographics shift focus to tech and healthcare investments amid slowing ...

Country’s population decline isn’t just about fewer low-cost workers. It will hit China’s development strategy in another way, too. By Nathaniel Taplin Follow Feb. 13, 2023 7:17 am ET ...

China’s notorious fertility-control policies in effect from the 1970s to 2015 are well-known, for instance, and it is not a leap to reason that such policies—and the other demographic ...