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Why China’s Shrinking Population Is a Big Deal

Throughout much of recorded human history, China has boasted the largest population in the world — and until recently, by some margin. So news that the Chinese population is now in decline, and will sometime later this year be surpassed by that of India, is big news even if long predicted. As a scholar of ...

Troy Oakes

China's aging, shrinking population.

China Is Responsible for Its Economic Slowdown

While most market experts believe that China’s current economic slowdown is primarily driven by its trade conflict with the U.S., economist Stephen Roach suggests that this may not be the case. He thinks that the slowdown in the Chinese economy is mostly “self-inflicted.” China slowing down “There’s downward pressure on the Chinese economy. A lot ...

Nspirement Staff

The Latest Economic Data Out of China Paints a Bleak Picture

Economic growth in China slowed again in the fourth quarter of 2018 as spillovers from both financial deleveraging earlier in the year and the trade dispute with the United States continue to weigh heavily on economic activity. Although policy easing is preventing the economy from decelerating sharply, growth will remain lackluster in 2019, hit by a ...

David Clapp