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BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing will try to cap its population at 23 million in 2020, Vice Mayor Li Shixiang said on Friday, as the Chinese capital comes under pressure from a severe water shortage. The ...

Proposed measures include improving matchmaking and social services, expanding childcare subsidies, and promoting wider ...

China’s population stands at 1.404 billion today, down three million from the previous year. And the central government's challenge remains much as it has always been: to manage a citizenry that both ...

China has unveiled a policy document to promote the development of mutual-aid eldercare services, as the country steps up ...