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Census: fewer babies and more elderly

China’s population is growing as slowly as in times of the 1950s famine. This poses immense challenges for the economy and the social system. Sales growth of products for younger people is likely to gradually decrease. 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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