The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) membership drive registered a sharp drop in 2022. According to recently released data for 2022, the Party witnessed a notable decline in its membership drive. The growth rate of the party stood at a meagre 1.4 per cent, a sharp drop compared to the figures for 2021. In contrast, the… Continue reading Falling Youth Membership of Chinese Communist Party
Piqued by Chinese couples refusing to bear children or have more than one because it is unaffordable, the Chinese government may introduce some corrective measures to see that the population curve going down is reversed. Ahead of the International Day of Families, the China Family Planning Association announced that it will be launching pilot projects… Continue reading China in Persuasive Mood to Get Citizens to Bear More Children
No matter how hard China works to reverse its declining population, the steep increase in the number of old people is going to be a big burden for the country in the time to come. Some reports suggest China’s population is set to decrease by 48 per cent by 2100 despite the Beijing government’s severe… Continue reading Low birth rate and aging population to affect China’s growth in the long term
There is news from behind the bamboo curtain. The National Bureau of Statistics has confirmed officially that the growth rate in the Gross Domestic Product in China sank to three percent in 2022, the second lowest since 1974. What is more shocking is that the GDP of China actually declined in 2022 compared to the… Continue reading In terms of the US dollar, size of the Chinese economy shrinks
