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The population, now around 1.4 billion, is likely to drop to around half a billion by 2100—and women are being blamed
Chinese women have had it. Their response to Beijing’s demands for more children? No.
Fed up with government harassment and wary of the sacrifices of child-rearing, many young women are putting themselves ahead of what Beijing and their families want. Their refusal has set off a crisis for the Communist Party, which desperately needs more babies to rejuvenate China’s ageing population.
With the number of babies in free fall—fewer than 10 million were born in 2022, compared with around 16 million in 2012—China is headed toward a demographic collapse. China’s population, now around 1.4 billion, is likely to drop to just around half a billion by 2100, according to some projections. Women are taking the blame.
Many young people in China, disheartened by a weak economy and high unemployment, seek alternatives to their parents’ lives. Many women view the prescribed formula of marriage and children as a raw deal.
When Beijing said it would abolish its 35-year-old one-child policy in 2015, officials expected a baby boom. Instead, they got a baby bust.
https://kanebridgenews.com/china-is-pressing-women-to-have-more-babies-many-are-saying-no/
I guess their “leftover women” propaganda campaign wasn’t that effective since it didn’t scare women into settling down.
Ngl, when I turned 27, an ex gf called me that, and I was like wtf are you talking about? Goofball, idc, don’t threaten me with a good time. 😂
I’m not Chinese but literally, I look at the options of who’s available and the men are so bad, it’s not even worth settling.
The world could do with less people anyways, especially lvm. I see no problem here.
You reap what you sow.
Governments are typically abusive towards everyone, but especially towards women.
Missing women phenomena: in countries like China and India where women are devalued, parents will eliminate/kill a female fetus/baby in the womb or birth.
A vice documentary about the subject
It's an interesting rabbit hole to go down. Sad thing is that due to history and culture, governments haven't learned anything. Italy tried offering monthly stipends of money, but it doesn't address the root causes of not choosing to have children.
Good. The last thing we need is more people on our overpopulated planet.