Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's economic, trade and policy matters. JINGXIAN, CHINA - An empty classroom in a junior high school. China has ...
Rising pension burdens and social security subsidies are also straining public finances - though trends remain uneven, analysts say China's population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the ...
Deputies from the People's Liberation Army arrive together at the National Peoples Congress at the Great Hall of the People. Much has been written about China’s sharp demographic shift, but less ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The biggest challenge China faces right now isn’t the Trump ...
Numbers of marriages in China dropped to 6.1 million in 2024, an exceptionally steep fall of 20.5 percent from the prior year. The continuing decline in marriage rates likely presages yet further ...
High up Shenzhen’s Ping An Finance Center—the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper—is a modest one-bedroom demo apartment. It’s well-furnished, smartly designed, and wouldn’t be out of place in one of ...
A nurse takes care of newborn babies in a maternity hospital in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, Aug. 8, 2022 (FeatureChina via AP Images). According to Chinese government data released last month, the ...
In 2023, India surpassed China as the most populous country in the world, and is likely to retain this status for the remainder of this century. In a recent study, IIASA researchers explored whether ...