Welkin Lei has been doing some paper-napkin calculations in his spare time and the numbers for having another child just don’t add up.

BEIJING (AP) — From ancient times until today, an enormous population has been a foundational way for China to project its strength. But anxiety about managing so many mouths has always loomed. “China ...

BANGKOK (AP) — How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, the country's ...

China will begin charging a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives starting Jan. 1 while exempting childcare services from the same tax, a move authorities say is part of a broader effort to boost ...

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While China has introduced a slew of measures to boost its population demographic, the country’s birth count is shrinking and rapidly shifting as an ageing society, according to a ...

China Population People carry their toddlers by a toy store in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights ...

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BANGKOK — How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? A decade after ending China’s longtime one-child policy, the country’s authorities ...

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