Children in Xianghe county, Hebei province, learn the traditional art of paper-cutting during their summer vacation. The over-reporting of student in enrolment in Chinese schools points to a bigger problem with obtaining an accurate population count. Photo: Xinhua
Opinion
Opinion
China’s population numbers are almost certainly inflated to hide the harmful legacy of its family planning policy
- China has inflated its population data so much that its status as the world’s most populous country may be false
- This happens so provinces can get education subsidies and Beijing can hide the results of decades of family planning
Children in Xianghe county, Hebei province, learn the traditional art of paper-cutting during their summer vacation. The over-reporting of student in enrolment in Chinese schools points to a bigger problem with obtaining an accurate population count. Photo: Xinhua