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China’s population continues to decline

China’s population continues to decline

By Michael Cook China’s population has declined for the second year in a row, despite desperate government incentives to women to have children. In 2023, the number of people fell by 2.08 million to 1.410 billion. The number of births fell by 500,000. This...

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The United States says no to UNFPA funding

It refuses to support Chinese population practices. By Shannon Roberts Secretary of State Mike Pompeo The United States said this month that it will not support the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the third year in a row. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo,...

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China Begins “Mobilizing the Masses” to Reproduce

Young Party members ordered to “lead by example” to achieve a “two-child family regime” By Steven W. Mosher When the Chinese Communist Party implemented a “comprehensive two-child policy” in early 2016, outside observers assumed that it would be voluntary. And why...

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China is “Mobilizing the Masses” to Reproduce

Moving to policy to one where every couple is required to have two children By Population Research Institute Beijing is quickly moving beyond a voluntary two-child policy to one where every couple is required to have two children, says PRI President Steven Mosher....

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