China to report first population drop in five decades
A population drop will add pressure on Beijing to roll out measures to encourage couples to have more children and avert an irreversible decline.
Performers travel past Tiananmen Square next to a float showing late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong during the parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/JASON LEE)Updated: 
