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Why China’s Population Decline Is Irreversible

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Why China’s Population Decline Is Irreversible
A man and two children in Shanghai in a file photo. China faces challenges of an aging population, declining labor force, and gender imbalance resulting from 30 years under its population control policy. AFP/Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
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China’s demographic collapse is so advanced that even an immediate return to replacement-level fertility cannot prevent a massive population decline because there are simply too few women of childbearing age.

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Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.