Past the peak, over the hill
China's population continued to decline in 2023.
On Wednesday, the stats bureau (NBS) reported that the population fell to 1.409 billion people over the year – a drop of around 2.08 million.
It's the second straight year the population has fallen – and this year's drop was more significant:
The bir...
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