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Beijing’s shrinking population

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China's capital has experienced a net population decline for the first time since 2003.
On Tuesday, statistics authorities released population data collected in 2022.
The big news: In 2022, Beijing's death rate among permanent residents (5.72 per 1,000 people) exceeded the birth rate (5.67 per 1,000...