China News Thread

Tomboy

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data is from civil Affairs Bureau.. and its not like 3-4 percent increase many regions saw 20 percent jump. this is very significant.

remember, this pro-birth policy just started and best is yet to come. we may see more encouraging steps from provincial governments.
Not all marriages result in children and with how society is going, most married couples are likely going to stay childless.
 

Tomboy

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you are asking this question from a wrong person. with respect to tomboy, he is from UK. he never set foot in China so how can he answer this question.
Strange assumption but it is well known that the average young adult these days are quite overworked and depending on who you ask rather underpaid. Supporting a child is seen by many to no longer be a worthy investment both in financial and time. But hey maybe @drowingfish is correct and it's simply just a phase people grow though.
 

MortyandRick

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Not all marriages result in children and with how society is going, most married couples are likely going to stay childless.
Source please to back up your claim?

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Even this alarmist article that's usually anti china points out that:

In China, marriage and childbirth are extremely tightly linked—far more so than in Western countries. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, "social taboos against nonmarital births remain strong in China, just as in the rest of East Asia"

So overall a great first step
 
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