China’s births have fallen to a level comparable to that of 1738, when the country’s total population was only about 150 ...

According to the seventh national census in 2020, China's population of youth aged 14-35 was about 400 million, making up 28.4 percent of the total population. Combined with historical data, the youth ...

As China’s fertility rate falls to roughly half the replacement level of 2.1, Beijing is scrambling to boost births through policy incentives. But the decline now resembles a boulder rolling ...

China's one-child policy led to harsh measures like forced abortions and sterilizations. Experts now question its necessity.

Official figures revealed that the world's second-most populous nation shrank in 2025, with the total population to ...

Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and ...

Despite lifting the one-child policy to allow three children, the fertility rate remains low. Most families cite the costs ...

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...

China’s population dropped by another 3 million in 2025, with births falling to a record low despite expanded child-rearing ...