There were just 9.54 million births in China in 2024 — half the number than in 2016 — and concerns about the shrinking and aging population have been growing as couples choose to buck traditional Chinese norms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/asia-pacific/society/china-birth-rate-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #china #children #population