Only 3 Kids in Empty Classrooms. 20 Provinces Have Negative Growth, Forced Births Ahead for China?

The issue faced by a primary school in Jiangsu is not an isolated case. According to statistics, the total number of kindergartens in China decreased by 5,610 in 2022 compared to 2021. With the declining child population in China, more and more kindergartens are shutting down. The problem of a declining birthrate in China has become a serious national security issue, as well as impacting the maternal and infant industry and the early childhood education market. As the state actively promotes pro-natal policies, netizens fear that this might lead to forcing women to have children, and these fears are becoming reality. A Chinese netizen recently revealed that a village in Jiangxi held a meeting demanding every woman in the village have children, including the netizen’s 46-year-old sister, who was also called and asked to have a third child. #births #birthrate #chinaobserver All rights reserved.