China's birth-rate push sputters as couples stay child-free

Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society ...
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Why is China making condoms, birth control pills expensive?

China has removed tax exemptions on condoms and contraceptive pills, making them more expensive as part of a broader push to ...

China Will Tax Contraceptives in a Bid to Improve Birth Rates

Amid historically low birth rates and economic pressures from its aging population, China will eliminate a decades-old tax ...

Ten years after it ended its ‘one-child’ policy, China’s push for more babies isn’t winning its citizens over

Welkin Lei has been doing some paper-napkin calculations in his spare time and the numbers for having another child just don’t add up.

China's baby steps: Ageing Beijing to tax condoms, contraceptives; why Xi Jinping is worried

Nearly 310 million people in China were aged 60 and above in 2024.From birth control to pro-natal pushThe decision to tax ...

China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate

HONG KONG, Jan 2 () - China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and ​devices from January 1 in ...

China Ends Tax Break on Condoms, Contraceptive Pills Amid Birth Rate Slump

Contraceptives are now subject to a 13 percent value-added tax, while services related to childcare and marriage are exempt.
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China’s one-child policy hangover: Scarred women dismiss Beijing’s pro-birth agenda

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. “What are your parents’ names?” Fang, then a ...
The New York Times

I Was Adopted From China as a Baby. I’m Still Coming to Terms With That.

Ms. Huijgen, a Dutch journalist based in China and a former adoptee, wrote from Beijing. As early as I can remember, I wished I hadn’t been Chinese. I hated my unruly black hair and my eyes, which ...