Chinese authorities in the town of Xian sent a message to local residents encouraging 'sweet love, marriage and childbirth' ahead of the country's Valentine's Day.
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The message was shared on the Weibo page of China Newsweek, noting that marriage and childbearing should be done at the"right age." China's fertility rate is also down from earlier decades, according to numbers compiled by the Pew Research Center, which estimated the rate to be 1.18 children per woman, well below the"replacement" rate of 2.1 children per woman.
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