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China's population to enter negative growth after 2025

27/04/2021 06:35 PM | Click to read full article

''China’s population is set to peak in just four years’ time and the milestone will be marked by a significant downturn in consumer demand'', said Cai Fang, a member of the monetary policy committee of the People’s Bank of China, the central bank.

According to a PBOC study released a few days ago, China should immediately liberalise its birth policies or face a scenario in which it has a lower share of workers and a higher burden of elderly care than the United States by 2050.

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