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Growing old
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China's working-age population is dwindling. Can the country sustain its economic development as people age?
Five decades after Mao kick-started a population explosion by reminding the nation that "the more people, the more power", China faces an enormous demographic challenge.
In the 1950s, the country's population was about 500 million. By the 1970s the number swelled to more than 900 million.
In the face of exploding numbers, Beijing moved to reverse the trend with a "later-longer-fewer" policy - later marriage, longer intervals between births and ...
In the 1950s, the country's population was about 500 million. By the 1970s the number swelled to more than 900 million.
In the face of exploding numbers, Beijing moved to reverse the trend with a "later-longer-fewer" policy - later marriage, longer intervals between births and ...
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