China posts slowest population growth in decades
China posts slowest population growth in decades
- May 11, 2021
- Wang Feng, sociology, International Business Times, DNYUZ, May 11, 2021
China's population has grown at its slowest pace in decades, reaching 1.41 billion,
census results showed on Tuesday, highlighting fears of a looming crisis over an ageing
society. … "The census not only confirmed rapid population ageing, but also sustained
low fertility," said Wang Feng, professor of sociology at the University of California,
Irvine. "At that low a level, the population cannot sustain itself."
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