TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, ...

Faced with falling births, China’s efforts to stabilize a shrinking population and maintain economic growth are failing. HONG KONG — China’s ruling Communist Party is facing a national emergency. To ...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing ...

BEIJING — China’s population shrank last year for the first time in decades as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing despite ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Much of China has passed a key demographic threshold as the population ages, making adaptations necessary for policymakers ...

We have been writing and warning for years about the Chinese government’s one-child policy and its disastrous long-term effects on the country’s population and society. It feels like we have been ...