China’s life expectancy rates have increased substantially from 44 years to 76 years over the past years. Even so, the United Nations project the country’s aging population will increase to nearly 870 million by 2050 (Wei, 2021). China’s 7th election showed that the country has the world’s largest elderly population with 455 million people aged 60 years and above and account for 32.2 % of the total population as of 2020 (Does China have an aging problem? 2020). An increasingly older population risks a country's economic productivity, which ultimately impacts global foreign exchange trading processes long-term due to the rising dependency ratio

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2.  China’s life expectancy rates have increased
substantially from 44 years to 76 years over the past
years.
 Data from the United Nations projects the country’s
aging population will increase to nearly 870 million
by 2050 .
 An increasingly older population risks a country’s
economic productivity and the global economy.
Data on China’s life expectancy rate since the 1950s

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 The one-child policy initiated over 50 years ago is the major cause of China’s growing aging
population.
 Jiang et al., (2013) explains that in 1979 the Chinese government implemented a one-child
policy that discouraged the birth of two or more children.
 Noboa (2021) adds that Fertile women were forced to mandatory IUD insertions,
sterilization, and lose of job if they had more than one child.
 What does decreased fertility mean? An increasingly elderly workforce that threatens the
country’s economy.

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 China experienced exponential population growth from 500 million to 800 million within a
span of 5 years during the 1950s.
 The exponential growth of the Chinese population outpaced capabilities of the
government’s to effectively supply resources.
 Jiang et al., (2013) emphasize that China experienced a famine that killed millions of people
in 1958.
 This made the Chinese government initiate the one-child policy to control the effects of
overpopulation.

5. Gender imbalance
According to Gietel-
Basten et al. (2019)
the one-child policy
measures foresaw
decreased fertility
rates to 1.5 in the
1990s from 5. 9 in
the late 1950s.
Decreased fertility
Also, Noboa (2021)
confirms that in
2000, 12.8 million
fewer females
were born and sex
ratio was recorded
118 boys in every
100 girls
Increased
dependency ratio
China’s has the
world’s largest elderly
population with 455
million people aged
60 years and above
who for 32.2 % of the
total population.
Increased GDP
But Jiang et al., (2013)
notes that between
1980 to 2000, China
saw a remarkable
growth of more than
25% in its GDP
.

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So how can we
mitigate the problem
to ensure a
sustainable future
for China?
 If you notice Chinese women hold the big decision of whether
they are comfortable with multiple child-bearing or not.
 Since the enactment of the two-child policy in 2015, the birth of
girls has grown substantially in an effort to sire boys.
 With uproars of empowering the girl-child globally, investing in
women and encouraging effective paternal care laws has potential
to increase child-bearing in China.
 Encouraging policies that ensure effective maternal care like post-
pregnancy care, child reliefs, and reduced cost of living without
jeopardizing women’s career can provide long-term solution to
the rising dependency population.
 I suggest the Chinese government should consider women’s rights
while implementing the three-child policy.

7. What are some of
the ways you can use
to encourage the
Chinese woman to
sire multiple
children?
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8. Gietel-Basten, S., Han, X., & Cheng, Y. (2019). Assessing the impact of the “one-child
policy” in China: a synthetic control approach. PloS one, 14(11), e0220170.
Jiang, Q., Li, S., & Feldman, M. W. (2013). China’s population policy at the crossroads:
social impacts and prospects. Asian journal of social science, 41(2), 193-218.

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Noboa, R. (2021, June 30). China’s demographic challenges: The long-term consequences
of the one-child policy. Global affairs. Global Affairs and Strategic Studies.
https://www.unav.edu/web/global-affairs/chinas-demographic-challenges-the-long-
term-consequences-of-the-one-child-policy
Wei, C. (2021, May 14). China's aging population: Trends and policy response. CGTNpage
- Breaking News, China News, World News and Video.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-14/China-s-aging-population-Trends-and-policy-
response-10fOOVvGufC/index.html