Tags : China's Population Policy

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China has another solution to its shrinking population: robots
Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN was quoted in a CNN report on China's solution to its shrinking population, saying that if China continues on its current trajectory from the last 20 or 30 years, it will face a massive crisis due to the mismatch between their population system and economic system. Read the full ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2026/china-has-another-solution-to
Demographic shift moves beyond old sad story
In a recent article in the China Daily, Prof. Stuart Gietel-Basten authored a column article on China's demographic shifts featuring population decline and rapid aging. He noted that future prosperity depends not on reversing inevitable trends, but on intelligently and proactively navigating them. Read the ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2026/demographic-shift-moves-beyond-old-sad-story
Human Capital Shapes the India-China Demographic Race
Demography is defined as the scientific study of changing population size and structures. In terms of total population size, the race between the world’s “demographic billionaires” is over as India surpassed China as the most populous country in 2023 and will likely remain so for the rest of the ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/the-demographic-race-between-india-and-china
Snipping and sharing: The young people posting about their vasectomies online
Prof. Stuart Gietel-Basten was quoted in an article on China's one-child policy evolution, noting that social media sharing of vasectomy videos might make it appear to be a "bigger phenomenon than it really is". He likened the trend to the 'lying flat' movement—a quiet act of rebellion ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2025/snipping-and-sharing
People are having fewer babies: Is it really the end of the world?
In an article on collapsing fertility, SOSC/ PPOL Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN was quoted as saying that low fertility rates reflect broken systems and institutions preventing people from having their desired number of children. Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN commented that low fertility rates reflect broken systems ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2025/people-are-having-fewer-baby
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