Demographics

Yi Fuxian notes former premier Zhu Rongji oversaw two major reforms in China with potentially dire consequences

Yi Fuxian notes former premier Zhu Rongji oversaw two major reforms in China with potentially dire consequences

Winston Peters is racist, but he is also highlighting an actual real social and political issue we all need to grapple with: Immigration and the problems it creates

Winston Peters is racist, but he is also highlighting an actual real social and political issue we all need to grapple with: Immigration and the problems it creates

The 'pro-natal' policies Winston Peters announced over the weekend have been tried in a great many countries. They do not work

The 'pro-natal' policies Winston Peters announced over the weekend have been tried in a great many countries. They do not work

Yi Fuxian sees the 'lying flat' movement as symptomatic of China's deepening demographic crisis

Yi Fuxian sees the 'lying flat' movement as symptomatic of China's deepening demographic crisis

Yi Fuxian explains why declining fertility presents Chinese authorities with a uniquely difficult challenge

Yi Fuxian explains why declining fertility presents Chinese authorities with a uniquely difficult challenge

China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rate, Dudley L. Poston Jr says

China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rate, Dudley L. Poston Jr says

Dambisa Moyo highlights the far-reaching implications of ageing societies, AI disruption, and speculative investment

Dambisa Moyo highlights the far-reaching implications of ageing societies, AI disruption, and speculative investment

Yi Fuxian thinks the positive effects of incentives to boost China's fertility rate will be temporary while more coercive measures are unlikely

Yi Fuxian thinks the positive effects of incentives to boost China's fertility rate will be temporary while more coercive measures are unlikely

Asia’s growth model is under intense strain, and rapid population ageing will only make matters worse. But Lee Jong-Wha thinks the key to maintaining its momentum will be adopting AI, building human capital, and a framework of enabling institutions

Asia’s growth model is under intense strain, and rapid population ageing will only make matters worse. But Lee Jong-Wha thinks the key to maintaining its momentum will be adopting AI, building human capital, and a framework of enabling institutions

Lee Jong-Wha asks how South Korea with the world's lowest fertility rate can avert demographic collapse

Lee Jong-Wha asks how South Korea with the world's lowest fertility rate can avert demographic collapse

Nancy Qian observes that faster economic growth in China requires children that women will not bear - unless growth accelerates

Nancy Qian observes that faster economic growth in China requires children that women will not bear - unless growth accelerates

Yi Fuxian draws parallels between the Roman empire's missteps and the Chinese government's efforts to avoid a similar fate

Yi Fuxian draws parallels between the Roman empire's missteps and the Chinese government's efforts to avoid a similar fate

Nancy Qian highlights the economic, social, and political risks raised by China's collapsing fertility rates

Nancy Qian highlights the economic, social, and political risks raised by China's collapsing fertility rates

Yi Fuxian fears that China's policymakers have learned nothing from Japan's housing experience

Yi Fuxian fears that China's policymakers have learned nothing from Japan's housing experience

Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of China's demographic crisis

Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of China's demographic crisis