China’s economy meets annual growth target despite US trade war but birth rate drops to record low

China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a demographic challenge that could drag on the world’s second-largest economy for decades to come. The rate fell to 5.63 births per 1,000 people in 2025, beneath 2023’s low of 6.39...

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