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Why China's Population Is About to Plunge
Why China's Population Is About to Plunge
05 Jul 2018, 01:45 PM IST
(Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to Bloomberg Benchmark on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to Bloomberg Benchmark on Pocket CastsIs a trade war or surging debt the biggest threat to China's economy? Try declining fertility. While the nation recently relaxed its one-child policy, such moves are unlikely to head off a projected plunge in population that will constrain the country in coming decades. In the second of a two-part episode on falling global...
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Is a trade war or surging debt the biggest threat to China's economy? Try declining fertility. While the nation recently relaxed its one-child policy, such moves are unlikely to head off a projected plunge in population that will constrain the country in coming decades. In the second of a two-part episode on falling global fertility, Scott Lanman talks with Cai Yong, an expert in Chinese demographics at the University of North Carolina, about the challenges facing the world's second-biggest economy.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Topher Forhecz at tforhecz@bloomberg.net
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