Â鶹Éç

Available for over a year

China’s population has fallen for the first time in more than 60 years. The decline has roots in Beijing’s one-child policy imposed in 1980, which limited the number of children a couple could have to below 2.1, which is the average needed for a country’s population to remain stable. China’s government has for several years now been trying to encourage people to have more children. We heard from Jennifer Sciubba, a Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, and author of 8 Billion and Counting, who told us why China's recent efforts to increase population haven't worked. (Photo shows: People walking outside the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, China, 14 January 2023. Credit: Photo by MARK R CRISTINO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)