IN A MINUTE: The ageing Chinese town where the one-child policy worked ‘too well’ #shorts
SCMP, 08 May 2023
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Rudong, a sleepy seaside Chinese town 100km (60 miles) north of Shanghai, in the 1970s pioneered Beijing’s one-child policy, a now-abandoned plan to counter overpopulation. Decades later, Rudong faces the challenges of an extreme ageing population, as China’s population shrinks and younger people move from rural areas to cities to find jobs.
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Rudong, a sleepy seaside Chinese town 100km (60 miles) north of Shanghai, in the 1970s pioneered Beijing’s one-child policy, a now-abandoned plan to counter overpopulation. Decades later, Rudong faces the challenges of an extreme ageing population, as China’s population shrinks and younger people move from rural areas to cities to find jobs.
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