Xi Jinping’s remarks to top Communist Party leaders suggest Beijing will focus on courting allies rather than easing its rhetoric against the U.S. and Europe.
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From One Child to Three: How China’s Family Planning Policies Have Evolved
For decades, couples were generally limited to one child to slow population growth. With a potential demographic crisis looming, the government now wants them to have more.
China Says It Will Allow Couples to Have 3 Children, Up From 2
The move is the Communist Party’s latest attempt to reverse declining birthrates and avert a population crisis, but experts say it is woefully inadequate.
Hong Kong Has a New Type of Prisoner: Pro-Democracy Activists
Hundreds of protesters, many students or college-educated, face potentially stiff sentences after Beijing’s crackdown. Those behind bars already battle isolation and disillusionment.
Once-a-Decade Census Shows an Aging, Better-Educated China
The country is locked in a demographic crisis. But the figures also showed rising education and urbanization levels.
China’s Census Shows Population Barely Grew in 10 Years as Births Plummet
Only 12 million babies were born last year, the lowest number of births since 1961, providing fresh evidence of a looming demographic crisis that could complicate Beijing’s ambitions.
In Xinjiang, China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births
In most of China, women are being urged to have more babies to shore up a falling birthrate. But in Xinjiang, they are being forced to have fewer.
China Censors Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win
On social media, the director’s fans blurred out her name and turned images on their sides to evade the censors. “People should be celebrating,” one writer said.
Guilty Verdict for Hong Kong Journalist as Media Faces ‘Frontal Assault’
As China stifles dissent in the city, news outlets have found themselves in the authorities’ cross hairs.
‘Follow the Party Forever’: China Plans a Communist Birthday Bash
Patriotic films. History lessons. Mass weddings. The Chinese Communist Party is going into overdrive to celebrate its 100th birthday.