China unveils plan to make cities more friendly to children and young people

Authorities are trying to reverse China’s demographic decline after official data showed births fell to 7.92 million in 2025, ...

China surpasses U.S. in research spending -- the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout

In a span of a few years, China has outstripped the U.S. in scientific publications, spending and patents.
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From One-Child Policy To Baby 'Bonuses': Why China Is Offering $1,500 To Fight Declining Birth Rates?

For decades, China’s one-child policy stood as one of the most infamous social experiments in modern demographic engineering. Today, in a dramatic reversal, the country is offering cash subsidies to ...
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China used to fine couples for having too many babies. Now it can’t pay them enough

Zane Li was nine years old when he got a baby sister – and her arrival plunged the family in a small city in eastern China into crippling debt. Under China’s stringent one-child policy at the time, Li ...

The danger of ‘made in China,’ from fruit cups to pharmaceuticals

Parenting today can feel like a never-ending exercise in risk management. We worry about what our kids eat, the air they ...