CNA Correspondent Podcast: Fewer babies and slowing economy - China’s challenges ahead of the upcoming ‘Two Sessions’
How do we get people to make more babies? That’s one question China’s leadership will likely be tackling during this year’s key political meetings.
China has long been home to the largest population on the planet, but that’s starting to change. Fewer babies and a super-aged society could spell trouble for the country’s economy.
China correspondents Olivia Siong and Low Minmin talk about the potential items on the agenda for the nation’s most important political event of the year – the upcoming “Two Sessions” meetings.
Many (people) are the only child in their families because of the one child policy ... And so they're really facing the pressures of having to support young children as well as seniors in their family.
I spoke to a matchmaker for a story, she told me that most of the clients that are the hardest to match are the ones that are the most educated because they had spent so much energy prioritising their career.
Jump to these key moments:
- 1:57 Why couples in China are not having kids
- 4:43 How it affects the economy?
- 11:39 What to watch for in the upcoming meetings
- 14:00 Explaining the disappearance of politicians
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