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China Seeks to Lower Cost of Raising Children, Boost Fertility

February 10, 2023 by China Underground

China Looks to Boost Fertility Rates by Reducing the Cost of Childbirth and Childcare A Chinese health official, Yang Wenzhuang, the Director of Department of … Read more

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China: new rules to limit abortions for ‘non-medical purposes’

September 27, 2021 by China Underground

The new restrictions aim to improve women’s reproductive health, the Chinese government says. China has already been facing a major demographic crisis related to an … Read more

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The number of newborns in China falls by 15%

February 9, 2021 by China Underground

Population crisis in China Births in China fell 15% over 2019, according to data from the Ministry of Public Security, with 10.04 million births in … Read more

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Two-child policy is helping, but not enough to fix China’s demographic crisis

December 6, 2020November 2, 2018 by China-Underground

In October 2015, China officially approved the two-child policy that replaced the one-child policy. The one-child policy remained in force for 35 years, causing several … Read more

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China official says two-child policy showing ‘notable results’

December 6, 2020March 11, 2017 by China-Underground

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s two-child policy is showing “notable results” with the fertility rate expected to rise through to 2020, a senior health official said … Read more

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Which countries have the most slaves? Key figures from global survey index

November 18, 2021May 31, 2016 by China-Underground

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly 46 million people around the world are living as slaves, forced to work in factories, mines and farms, sold for sex, trapped in debt bondage or born into servitude, according to the third Global Slavery Index released on Tuesday.