Beijing, July 28, 2025 (AFP) - China to offer childcare subsidies in bid to boost birth rate: state media

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2025-07-28
China's government will offer nationwide subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said on Monday. The country's population has declined for three consecutive years, with United Nations demography models predicting it could fall from 1.4 billion today to 800 million by 2100. mya-sam-oho/je/mtp ...
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