Inside China’s demographic revolution | South China Morning Mail – News Block

There is more to the impact of China’s population decline than just births, deaths and marriages. Chinese Generation Z and millennials are choosing a career over having kids, or choosing to “lay it down” or “let it rot.” The two most educated and prosperous generations in Chinese history are making decisions that are changing the economy and challenging Beijing’s policies, but are now facing record levels of unemployment, just as a record 12 million Chinese university students are about to graduate. This is a five-part series on the Inside China podcast.