BEIJING (AP) Yue Yan is glad to have two daughters but sees why, even with the ruling Communist Party urging them to have more children, fewer Chinese women give birth at all.
China faces strains as population ages, birth rate falls
May 31, 2021
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1of17Mother of two, Yue Yan looks after one of her daughters at a park in Beijing on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Yue, 35, spends days looking after her 2-year-old and evenings helping her 10-year-old with homework. The ruling party is easing official limits on the number of children each couple can have, hoping to counter the rapid aging of Chinese society. But the number of births is falling. Couples are put off by costs, disruptions to jobs and the need to look after elderly parents.Olivia Zhang/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17Mother of two, Yue Yan looks after one of her daughters at a park in Beijing on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Yue, 35, spends days looking after her 2-year-old and evenings helping her 10-year-old with homework. The ruling party is easing official limits on the number of children each couple can have, hoping to counter the rapid aging of Chinese society. But the num