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Line 77: − − === Past population policy === − − {{main|One-child Policy}} − Xi Jinping had the disastrous Mao-era [[One-child Policy]] scrapped and replaced it with a Two-child Policy on October 29, 2015, which then took effect on January 1, 2016. On May 31, 2021, he announced that married couples will be allowed to have up to three children to deal with an aging population while giving financial support for families, but next month on June 18, he decided to end all childbirth restrictions by 2025.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-plans-further-shift-toward-encouraging-childbirth-11624003448</ref> − − === Current subreplacement level of births and its projected large population loss === − − According to ''Forbes'' magazine, as far as the fertility rate of China: "...the Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) dropped in 2021 to just 1.15, far below the 2.1 required for a stable population."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/franklavin/2022/10/12/chinas-demographics-it-gets-worse/?sh=6102ba4331d1 China’s Demographics: It Gets Worse], Forbes magazine, Oct 12, 2022</ref> In 2022, the historian [[Niall Ferguson]] indicated that China's population is projected to drop by 50-75% by the end of the century.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vqnpXWM0Y&t=601s Niall Ferguson on the projected drop of China's population in the 21st century]</ref>
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According to Yan Shitong, director of Shingwa University's Institute of International Studies, Chinese university students born in 2000 or later ([[Gen Z]]) "usually have a strong sense of superiority and confidence and they tend to look at other countries from a condescending perspective." They look at international relations through wishful thinking and
According to Yan Shitong, director of Shingwa University's Institute of International Studies, Chinese university students born in 2000 or later ([[Gen Z]]) "usually have a strong sense of superiority and confidence and they tend to look at other countries from a condescending perspective." They look at international relations through wishful thinking and
believe that China's foreign policy goals can be achieved easily. ''Nikkei Asia'' quoted the leading Chinese scholar as saying, "They think humankind's universal values such as peace, morality, fairness and justice are China's inherent traditions. They think that only China is just, while all other countries, especially the [[Western civilization|Western countries]], are evil." This is the legacy of China's one child policy, which has given rise to single children brought up as pampered royalty by parents and grandparents, impacting their perception of China and the world.
believe that China's foreign policy goals can be achieved easily. ''Nikkei Asia'' quoted the leading Chinese scholar as saying, "They think humankind's universal values such as peace, morality, fairness and justice are China's inherent traditions. They think that only China is just, while all other countries, especially the [[Western civilization|Western countries]], are evil." This is the legacy of China's one child policy, which has given rise to single children brought up as pampered royalty by parents and grandparents, impacting their perception of China and the world.
According to ''Forbes'' magazine, as far as the fertility rate of China: "...the Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) dropped in 2021 to just 1.15, far below the 2.1 required for a stable population."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/franklavin/2022/10/12/chinas-demographics-it-gets-worse/?sh=6102ba4331d1 China’s Demographics: It Gets Worse], Forbes magazine, Oct 12, 2022</ref>
===Ethnic groups===
===Ethnic groups===
In 2008 the Republic of China government finally adopted the pinyin system, replaces the [[Wade-Giles]] system which is gradually pushed away by the Chinese diaspora.
In 2008 the Republic of China government finally adopted the pinyin system, replaces the [[Wade-Giles]] system which is gradually pushed away by the Chinese diaspora.
==Disputed territories==
==Disputed territories==