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Re: China’s Population Decreases a Third Year in a Row | TIME
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2025, 08:47:09 PM »
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raising the possibility of social instability among China’s army of bachelor... with increasing numbers of Chinese refusing to pay into the underfunded pension system.

This and other "headwinds" are why people think the next 10 years are the most dangerous for Taiwan, since Xi recognizes that China may be at peak power. Of course, if th BYD factories are anything to judge by (97% automated), China doesn't need workers to remain an industrial powerhouse.

Of course, young men with neither jobs nor wives are probably the most dangerous things you can have (US take note)