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Liu, Jieyu (2021) Can China raise its birth rate? BBC News. [Audio]

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Abstract

China’s decades-long One Child Policy has led to a low birth rate, and a shrinking workforce. It has also been placing a heavy burden on the younger generations who will have to support two parents and four grandparents. It’s predicted that in five years’ time, a quarter of the population will be over 65. With a smaller workforce, the country risks becoming poorer. China tried to address the problem by allowing couples to have two children instead of one, but except for an initial uptick, the birth rate has continued to fall regardless. So now China has introduced a three-child policy. But couples continue to worry about the lack of affordable childcare, and the high financial and emotional cost of raising children. So in this edition of The Inquiry, Tanya Beckett asks: can China raise its birth rate?

Item Type: Audios
SOAS Departments & Centres: Regional Centres and Institutes > SOAS China Institute
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2024 13:24
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/41743

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