The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences think tank has predicted that if the country continues along its current course, the population of the world’s second-most populous country could plummet by 60 percent by the end of the century.
China is not alone in its demographic woes. Most of East Asia’s populations are reproducing at well below the replacement rate of 2.1 percent.
Chinese Economist’s Dire Forecast for China’s Birth Rate Crisis (msn.com)
