How China is tackling a population crisis
How China is tackling a population crisis
- March 18, 2024
- Wang Feng, sociology, Newsweek, March 18, 2024
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Wang Feng, a professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and a leading expert on demography, aging and inequality, told Newsweek that the population decline in the world's most populous country is historical and unprecedented. "It is long-term, irreversible, and deep," he said. "By one projection of the United Nations, by the end of this century China may have a population size that's barely above half of what it is now," he continued. "And along the way China will be joining the oldest populations in the world.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.newsweek.com/how-china-tackling-population-crisis-1879563.
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