[plussed_reader]

The detriments of the one child policy are well documented. Positive growth and negative growth both inform on the overall birth rate.

Also, largest country on Earth? I do believe China is #4 after Russia, Canada, and the US in terms of SquareKM.

[RidingPegasus]

One-child policy is long gone though. A two-child policy exists perhaps for some. The article does an excellent job summing up the demographic hurdles they face.

I personally think any country that can economically prosper without resorting to unsustainable population growth or environmental damage should be congratulated on the world stage.

China is managing to do one of those things.

Technological advancement should be the focus of developed nations wanting to thrive without taking the easy gdp heroin hit of over-populating, which is essentially unaccounted future debt heaped upon younger generations.

[east2west]

Wiki says China is the third largest, after Russia, Canada. US is the fourth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependen...