RealClearPolitics

Peter Zeihan: Shrinking Population Puts a Time Limit on China's Economic Model

Geopolitical prognosticator Peter Zeihan tells Channel 4 News about his theory that China's demographic numbers are drastically worse than publicly reported, and the shrinking population puts an ...

With a shrinking population, China needs new drivers of growth. Consumer spending has yet to fill the gap

China’s latest national accounts show the economy grew by about 5% through 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026, pointing ...
CNN

China has another solution to its shrinking population: robots

China’s birth rate has hit a historic low – deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country’s massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing ...
Washington Examiner

China’s population shrinks for fourth consecutive year, intensifying fears about future

China’s population rate declined again last year, as the country grapples with how to revive birth rates 10 years after ending its decadeslong one-child policy. China’s birth rate in 2025 stood at ...
Business Insider

China’s big people shortage just got bigger, and the risks are growing too

China's population declined for the fourth year in a row, reaching 1.405 billion. Falling birth rates and an aging population threaten China's economy and the global economy. Government incentives ...