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Solving China’s Aging Population Problem
World’s second-largest economy is said to be planning to scrap all limits on the number of children a family can have
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Why is China considering lifting its family-size limits? It may be simple math. By 2030, there will be more people age 65 and older than those 14 and younger. And there are signs its aging workforce may already be chipping into gains in productivity, with the increase in China’s output per hours worked at its lowest level since 1999.