The population of the world’s second most populous country dropped by 339 million in 2025 to 1.405 billion, a faster decline than 2024, official data showed.
Chinese exports to the U.S. suffered after President Donald Trump began raising tariffs last year, but that decline was ...
China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a demographic challenge that could drag on the world’s second-largest economy for ...