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Despite a projected 5% GDP growth for 2025, China faces a deepening demographic crisis with birth rates hitting their lowest level since 1949. The shrinking workforce and rising dependency ratios threaten the country’s long-term economic engine, challenging the sustainability of its growth model. Beijing is scrambling with pro-natalist incentives, but experts remain skeptical about reversing the trend, fearing an aging population could outpace economic expansion. The confluence of slowing growth and demographic decline marks a pivotal shift for the Asian powerhouse, forcing a fundamental reevaluation of its future development strategy.
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