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• Birth rates in Mainland China have dropped to an all-time low thus raising concerns for Chinese policymakers

• This came after China had revoked the one-child policy and allowed couples to have two kids

• However recent estimates show that the Chinese economy is ageing fast and could act as an impediment to China's development

• Although China claimed that the one-child policy prevented the birth of 40 crore people it seems like this would prevent the dragon's untamed rise

• The birth rate in 2020 was 8.52 births per 1,000 people. High cost of living, the unwillingness of couples to have more than one kid, poverty, income shrink due to covid is seen as a reason by experts hindering population growth