China Enforced Strict Population Controls for Decades. Encouraging Births Is Far Harder

China’s population has declined for three straight years. Even a small baby bump during 2024’s auspicious Year of the Dragon ...

China uses subsidies, coercion and propaganda to boost falling birth rates

After zealously enforcing the one-child policy, the city of Tianmen has made boosting the birth rate a top priority, as ...
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67-year-old woman gives birth after getting pregnant 'naturally,' Chinese media reports

BEIJING -- A 67-year-old retired doctor has given birth in China, according to the country's state-run media. China Central Television said the mother might be the country's oldest woman to give birth ...

Outcry forces Chinese health body to remove birth propaganda aimed at boosting pregnancies

In deleted post NHC listed physical changes and said 'pregnant women and their families should focus more on the positive values of birth' A public backlash has prompted China's health authorities to ...

Why China Is Failing To Control Its Historic Population Decline?

China faces significant demographic challenges as its population has declined for three consecutive years, with birth rates ...

Mothers in seven Chinese provinces basically pay zero for childbirth

Seven Chinese provinces, including Jilin, Jiangsu, and Shandong, have taken the lead in making childbirth virtually free of charge, as China has in recent years significantly increased the coverage ...