News Analysis
China’s 2020 census is finally available. It has brought Beijing some good news but only relative to fearful expectations. The statistics still issue a warning for the future.
Analysis
Opinion
China’s Shrinking Population Is a Big Economic Issue
An increasingly acute shortage of workers will constrain growth prospects
China's latest census results show an aging population and declined proportion of newborns. Getty Images
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Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
