China’s population decline feels like the ultimate Alice in Wonderland phenomenon to a sixty-something Westerner like myself. The pendulum swings, and hopefully in this case it hasn’t gone too far. When you bring up generations of people who are told having children is socially irresponsible and then they don’t...
Even with a future decline, China's population will still dwarf all other countries save India. Add in the gender imbalance, longer lives, and economic prosperity with vibrant middle and upper classes, and you have the makings of a potential perfect storm.
Kathy Aspdenjust now
China’s population decline feels like the ultimate Alice in Wonderland phenomenon to a sixty-something Westerner like myself. The pendulum swings, and hopefully in this case it hasn’t gone too far. When you bring up generations of people who are told having children is socially irresponsible and then they don’t...
Even with a future decline, China's population will still dwarf all other countries save India. Add in the gender imbalance, longer lives, and economic prosperity with vibrant middle and upper classes, and you have the makings of a potential perfect storm.