China announces population decline for second year in a row

Fertility decline concept. Depopulation, demographic crisis. Baby bottles in the form of graph and down arrow. 3d illustration.

EXPERTS Q&A ANN ARBOR—China’s recent population data release reveals that the country’s population has dipped for the second year in a row. University of Michigan social demographer Yun Zhou and Mary Gallagher, an expert in Chinese politics, discuss what’s behind the decline and what it could mean for China’s economy. Zhou is an assistant professor… Continue reading China announces population decline for second year in a row