China’s official population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths, when strict lockdowns ended, accelerated a downturn that will have profound long-term effects on the economy’s growthRead more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinas-population-drops-for-2nd-year-with-record-low-birth-rate-5567690