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class="content__text" China has entered an “era of negative population growth”.⁠ A historic drop in the number of people is happening for the first time since 1961. After decades of the famous one-child policy that discouraged having multiple children, and the rising costs of modern living, last year marked the lowest birthrate on record: in 2022, more than one million fewer births were registered.⁠ The government has been establishing more and more policies to ease the financial and social burdens of families, trying to incentivize having children via subsidies and tax breaks. ⁠ What seems to be given for sure is that foresight predicts China is soon to be overtaken by India as the world’s most populous nation.⁠ ⁠ In the picture: Yiwu, China, Zhejiang province, 2017. Passengers on the fast train from Yiwu to Shangai. ⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ #davidemonteleonestudio #davidemon #documentary #photography #photojournalist #photojournalism #fineartphotography #documentaryphotography #reportage #photodocumentary #sonyalpha #sonyimagingambassadors #sony #alphauniversebysonyeu

March 02, 2023