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CCP Signals to Fully Lift Restrictions on Birth Control as Population Crisis Looms
2021-04-27
[EpochTimes] China’s population is aging and the number of births has plummeted. The Central Bank of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has published a paper calling for full liberalization and encouragement of childbearing.

Some experts say that for economic reasons and overall war preparedness, Chinese Leader Xi Jinping may fully lift the birth restrictions.

On April 14, the CCP Central Bank published a working paper titled "Understanding and Countermeasures on Population Transition" on its official WeChat account. The paper pointed out that compared with developed countries, China is facing a more rapidly growing aging population and a more serious declining birth rate.
Posted by:trailing wife

#11  Bill Gates is not going to like this
Posted by: 746   2021-04-27 19:15  

#10  Nah. The next thing the CCP will do is ban birth control and abortion, sort of the Philippines on steroids.
Posted by: JHH   2021-04-27 18:45  

#9  ^Rape of Sabines?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-04-27 16:01  

#8  Of the live births, which are now at perhaps 12,000,000 a year, for a long time and perhaps today most were males.
If that rate were to continue, and the decreasing number of females of childbearing age and urbanization continue and people live to an average of 80. there are a billion chinese, and less then half a billion in ages 20 to 60.
Posted by: daniel    2021-04-27 15:28  

#7  Tom Friedman hardest hit.
Posted by: Matt   2021-04-27 15:17  

#6  Yeah I don't see a downside to planning a war with a countdown clock.

I believe the thinking goes like this:
1) War with X is inevitable
2) We cannot improve our position vs X over time. Worse, X's advantages may accumulate.
Therefore: the likelihood of success is better now

The Japanese made the same calculation vs the US in the 40's and decided to attack Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-04-27 10:35  

#5  CCP pioneered organ theft.

Maybe they will pioneer elder-slavery.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-04-27 09:53  

#4  Hmm. So China might initiate a war because Its demographics are a disadvantage.

Yeah I don't see a downside to planning a war with a countdown clock. Sounds a lot like Operation Barbarossa.
Posted by: Percy Flotle3938   2021-04-27 06:16  

#3  Or waves of humanzees.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-04-27 02:26  

#2  encouragement of childbearing

I suppose the world should brace for more Chinese Plagues.

Posted by: Dron66046   2021-04-27 02:06  

#1  A day late and a yuan short?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-04-27 01:54  

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