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Census: fewer babies and more elderly

China’s population is growing more slowly than at any time since the famine of the 1950s. This poses immense challenges for the economy and the social system. Sales growth of products for younger people is likely to gradually level off. And the rise to global power will become much more difficult.

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Felix Lee
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Until now, it was an assumption. Now it is official: China’s population is growing more slowly than it has in decades. And even if, contrary to reports in some Western media, the population did not shrink last year, this situation will occur in the next few years. No one doubts that anymore.

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