The world’s most populous nation (1.3 billion people) is looking to
raise its birth rate. China is under pressure to relax the country’s
one-child policy, begun almost 3 decades ago to support the country’s
development. Now there may not be enough young people in the workforce
to pay for its aging population and continue economic development.
Shanghai is now inviting their citizens to drink from the cup of
‘double happiness’, and to have two children. The unintended
consequences of the one-child policy are seen in cities like Shanghai,
where almost 20% of the population are senior citizens (twice the
national average).[
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