China Encouraging Citizens To Have As Many Babies As They Want, Even If They Are Unmarried

Due to the decline in the population, China is encouraging citizens to have as many babies as they want, even if they are unmarried, and the city of Wenzhou is planning to offer new parents around $400 in subsidies per child.

Last month Chinese officials announced that 2022 marked the first drop in total population in six decades after 9.56 million people were born vs. 10.41 million who died.

Now, the country faces a population decline combined with a long-running rise in life expecta...

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