China facing growing fertility crisis

Ageing population prompted end of one-child policy – but birth rate remains stubbornly low

A child looks at his reflection in a window in Beijing
(Image credit: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

China is facing a fertility crisis that threatens its position as the most populous country in the world.

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