China needs stronger family-focused policies to spur births, says expert

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Beijing needs to provide more tax, medical and housing perks, and job opportunities to encourage young Chinese to start a family. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIJING – China should enhance incentives for its people to build families and boost the birth rate ascould threaten its economy, according to a Chinese family planning expert.

Speaking at the third Chinese and Development Forum in Beijing, Mr Wang cited a growing trend among younger generations to forestall having children. He called for more incentives around employment, medical care, social security and housing that could encourage people to build families. The average Chinese household shrank to 2.62 people in 2020, a decrease of 0.48 from 2010, according to a survey cited by state broadcaster CCTV.

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