MADISON, WISCONSIN: Earlier this month, the ratings agency Moody’s cut its outlook on China’s sovereign credit rating to negative, citing risks from a deepening property crisis and a prolonged growth slowdown. In fact, Moody’s now...
MADISON, WISCONSIN: In April, the United Nations estimated that India had overtaken China as the world’s most populous country. While the announcement received a great deal of media attention, India’s 2024 census will likely reveal that...
MADISON, WISCONSIN : At a recent press conference, China’s new premier, Li Qiang, argued that the country’s demographic dividend has not disappeared, even though the population is declining. He supported his claim with...
MADISON, WISCONSIN: China's population decline, which the Chinese government officially confirmed in January, has led many observers to wonder if the country's current demographic trends threaten its stability. According to the National...
MADISON, WISCONSIN: Recent official pronouncements in China have sparked speculation that tighter restrictions on abortion may be in the offing. Six months ago, the Chinese State Council issued guidelines to lower the number of abortions performed...
MADISON, WISCONSIN – Rarely has a census report received as much attention as the one China released this past May. Given China’s long history of fiddling with demographic data, the one-month delay in releasing its 2020 census results...
