• BakerBagel@midwest.social
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    10 months ago

    One child ended officially over a decade ago, and in practice even earlier. China has the same demographic issue as other developed countries in that most if the population is hitting retirement age and there aren’t enough workers to replace them. The US and Europe can mitigate this by allowing more immigration, but China is a fairly tacist society, nor is it an attractive destination for migrants. If I’m a Nigerian doctor looking to leave Lagos, I’m not going to China if I can emigrate to the US, UK, or Canada.

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      10 months ago

      One child ended officially over a decade ago, and in practice even earlier

      Long enough ago that it’s not exacerbating the situation now? Yeah, didn’t think so.

      China has the same demographic issue as other developed countries in that most if the population is hitting retirement age and there aren’t enough workers to replace them

      That’s like saying “Denmark has a problem with gun violence just like the US does” 🙄

      Degrees of severity matters and as I pointed out in my previous reply, it’s more severe in China than in countries that HAVEN’T depressed birth rates and massively skewed gender ratios as a matter of official policy for decades.