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Alarmed by new data showing that its fertility rate is now similar to that of aging Japan, China has announced that it will permit families to have up to three children. Yet without broader reforms to address high costs of living and rural-urban divides, the new policy could make a difficult problem worse.
Von Redaktion Table
US President Joe Biden wants to rally Europe behind him to take joint action against China. At the G7 summit in Cornwall this weekend, the heads of government of the seven industrialized nations want to adopt a counter-program to the Bealt and Road Initiative. But the German government is hesitating.
Von Felix Lee