"In the next 50 years, China will have to face three population 'peaks,'" said Hu Angang, a professor at Qinghua University. More than 100 million rural Chinese have moved to the cities seeking work, ...

HONG KONG, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe ...

China’s extreme automation is a strength, but it’s also a response to the country’s most fundamental weakness: the impending ...

Throughout much of recorded human history, China has boasted the largest population in the world—and by some margin, until recently. So, news that the Chinese population is now in decline—and will, ...

China’s is rapidly getting grayer, and amid unsuccessful attempts to boost languishing birth rates, the country has now unveiled plans to reorient a significant part of its massive economy around its ...

Household income and spending in China have steadily grown, and public services such as education, healthcare, culture and social security have made significant progress. Notably, the size advantage ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, ...