China has been keen to slow population growth for several years. A larger population equals more mouths to feed, more houses and jobs required and a greater demand on schools and hospitals.

Strong growth in its working-age population over the past several decades allowed China to become the world's factory — over 70% of solar panels, 60% of farm machines, and 25% of robots are ...

China has maintained the same GDP target since 2023, signalling confidence in economic growth amid trade tensions and global ...