China’s “leftover men” are getting desperate. So they’re turning to online catalogues to buy foreign brides. It’s the ...

The opening meeting of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong ...

Last year, China saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births despite an uncertain economic outlook for young ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

While China's birth rate saw a slight uptick in 2024, marking the first increase in eight years, the overall population declined for a third consecutive year. The shift, largely attributed to the end ...

China faces significant challenges in sustaining its economic growth, prominent among which is the demographic issue, particularly a declining population and population aging. What's more, China's ...

BEIJING, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: China stands at a pivotal juncture as its demographic landscape shifts: birth rates continue to fall while the proportion of ...

BEIJING -- From childcare subsidies to young innovators propelling artificial intelligence (AI) advances like DeepSeek, the key topics at China's annual "two sessions" reveal how the country is ...