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So, it s a major change in policy, but for a major reason. that s right, michael. you know, for the past-few decades, this country s breakneck economic growth was largely the result of so-called demographic dividend. that is a surplus or abundance of available, young and cheaper workers, who have been churns out products after of all sorts. and then, of course, the world s second-biggest economy. but the latest census result shows that, not only the country s population is growing at its slowest pace in decades. but that critically important segment of population, people aged from their late teens to 59. that segment has been in decline. now, dropping below 900 million, accounting for some 63% of the population. that s 7 percentage points down, compared to just a decade earlier. so, this is very alarming. and this trend is expected to continue. many experts say this labor force will peak in just a few, ....

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