Media reported on China's intensified campaign to raise the birth rate

China has intensified a nationwide campaign to stimulate fertility among the population. The Financial Times (FT) reported on December 25.

"China's population is shrinking, with deaths outnumbering births, putting pressure on local governments to tackle an increasingly bleak demographic outlook," the paper said.

Chinese economist economist Ren Jeping said the country's population is facing three major trends: aging, low birth rates and low marriage rates.

According to the newspaper, Beijing has promised to offer parents subsidies and significant tax cuts to reduce the cost of raising children.

Also, married women in their 20s and 30s across the country are getting calls asking about plans to start a family. In some cases, women have been asked to undergo prenatal checkups.

In December, universities were reportedly called upon to organize "marriage and love courses" to encourage students to form couples.

To top it all off, articles about the benefits of having children regularly appear in state media.

Earlier, on December 12, The Wall Street Journal reported that China's population began shrinking in 2022, leading experts to suggest that by 2035 the demographic situation in the entire country will be similar to that of Fushun, where one-third of the population is elderly over 60.

In July, it was reported that China's population may halve by 2100 due to the "one family, one child" policy. The Wall Street Journal, citing the UN, then noted that China's population will drop from 1.4 billion to 639 million by 2100. According to researchers, a sharp decline in population will begin by 2040.

It is specified that in China at the moment there is a gender imbalance and aging of the population. These problems were caused by the policy "one family - one child" introduced in China in the late 1970s, under which families in cities were allowed to have only one child, and in villages - two, if the first child is a girl. Thus, according to China's 2020 census, males outnumber females by 34.9 million.