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Tag: birth rate

Posted inAnalysis

The Taiwan issue will fade away – literally

by David P. Goldman October 26, 2021October 28, 2021

Relegating Taiwan’s status to the indefinite future has been a matter of tacit agreement between the United States and the People’s Republic of China since Richard Nixon went to Beijing in 1972.  That is less problematic than it might appear, because Taiwan, with the lowest birth rate of any political entity in the world, will […]

Posted inChina

China birth rate hits lowest level since 1949

by AT Contributor January 17, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Middle East

How fragile is Iran’s regime?

by David P. Goldman January 13, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Japanese, Korean birth rates drop in 2019

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inUnited States, World

US birthrate falls to lowest point in decades

by AT Contributor November 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong

Why a low birth rate could benefit the CPC

by Xiaochen Su July 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

China’s main public pension fund is set to dry up

by Asia Times staff April 13, 2019February 18, 2020
As Japan's population declines, the government is incentivizing people to have more children. Photo: iStock
Posted inGermany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan suffers historic population decline

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020
A couple posing for wedding photos at the Bund in Shanghai with the Pudong skyline in the background. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, World

Why China has lower birth rate, fewer marriages

by Ben Kwok August 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

Having children “not just about family but about nation”

by Ben Kwok August 7, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: AFP
Posted inBeijing, China

Chinese couples disappoint Beijing as birth rate dips

by Asia Times staff January 20, 2018February 18, 2020
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