China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop; Is COVID-19 or slow economy responsible?

China population declines: For the first time in decades, China has fewer people than it did at the start of last year, according to official figures released Tuesday. The world’s most populous country has worried for years about an ageing population’s effect on the economy and society. Still, the population was not expected to go into decline for almost a decade.

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