China's population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution
BANGKOK (AP) — How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one?A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try and encourage more births — tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing condoms to eliminating a tax on matchmakers and day care centers. The efforts haven't paid off yet. At least, that's what population figures released Monday show for what is now of...
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