To counter the trend, Ren urged Beijing to lower housing, education and healthcare burdens, safeguard female employment rights and curb gaming addiction, describing children as “the new infrastructure” vital for China’s future.
Local authorities continue to provide financial incentives for childbirth and marriage. In July, a village in Foshan, South China’s Guangdong province, passed a measure offering newlyweds a 2,500 yuan (US$370) bonus, 3,000 yuan per newborn and preschool tuition subsidies, according to a village statement.
Similarly, Mingxi county in the eastern province of Fujian began offering a one-off 3,000 yuan cash reward to eligible newlyweds last month, along with birth subsidies ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 yuan per child, according to a local broadcaster.
The CCP basically destroyed childhood for multiple generations, leading to socially awkward young adults with no idea how to form relationships.
My Chinese friends tell me this is gradually improving, with younger parents being less overbearing about school performance and more supportive of socializing.
While I was reading this news, I was also seeing other news about an increase in Chinese people with "AI boyfriends", how crazy
They’re scared to even approach someone of the opposite sex, so I’m not at all surprised that they’re turning to AI.
How crazy what you're telling me, friend...