https://www.scmp.com/rss/321404/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China’s population growth is slowing, with families shrinking and fertility rates falling https://www.scmp.com/infographics/news/china/article/3133145/china-2020-census?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/news/china/article/3133145/china-2020-census?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 May 2021 11:05:02 +0000 A company that fired a woman for taking too much maternity leave must pay her salary compensation and severance pay, a Chinese court ruled in a hearing made public on March 3. Legal experts said the ruling signals a desire by authorities to enforce maternal leave policies in the hope that it encourages more people to have children.  China faces a demographics crisis that got far more urgent in 2020 after the government recorded a 15% decrease in newborns registered its hukou housing system.  The... https://www.scmp.com/society/court-ruling-might-help-chinese-women-enjoy-more-maternity-leave/article/3125665?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/court-ruling-might-help-chinese-women-enjoy-more-maternity-leave/article/3125665?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:36:19 +0000 A provincial government in China wants to create a framework to incentivize people to have more children, but there are real questions about if it is possible.  The policy proposal in Shanxi, in central China, wants the government to create a “good matchmaking environment and encourage women aged between 21 and 29 to give birth during this optimal reproductive period.” The proposal reflects deep anxiety in China about a looming demographic crisis.  Chinese people have fewer children, and the... https://www.scmp.com/society/more-child-policy-government-wants-convince-chinese-have-more-babies/article/3118826?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/more-child-policy-government-wants-convince-chinese-have-more-babies/article/3118826?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:29:27 +0000 In China, the marriage rate is falling and more affluent single women are seeking to become mothers without husbands. They are turning to overseas options. Unmarried women in China are largely barred from accessing sperm banks and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, where an egg is fertilized by sperm outside the body. One single mother by choice tells her story. https://www.scmp.com/science/chinese-single-mothers-seek-sperm-donors-abroad/article/3041578?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/science/chinese-single-mothers-seek-sperm-donors-abroad/article/3041578?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:54:28 +0000