China’s population drops for a second year despite push for more babies

China’s population drops for a second year despite push for more babies

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HONG KONG — China’s population declined last year for the second year in a row, officials said Wednesday, spurred by record-low births and a wave of Covid-19 deaths that have deepened demographic worries in the world’s second-largest economy. The total population of mainland China was 1.409…

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