From subsidies to free pre-schools: How China is scrambling to reverse the plummeting birth rate
China's population shrank for a third consecutive year in 2024, and Beijing is now in no mood to avoid the looming crisis. From cash incentives for second and third children to housing subsidies, regions in China are already experimenting with policies to increase birth rates. But is it too late?
China's population shrank for a third consecutive year in 2024, and Beijing is now in no mood to avoid the looming crisis. From cash incentives for second and third children to housing subsidies, regions in China are already experimenting with policies to increase birth rates. But is it too late?
