China’s share of global GDP has increased from 3.6% in 2000 to 17.8% in 2019 and will continue to grow, the CEBR said. It would pass the per capita threshold of $12,536 (£9,215) to become a high-income country by 2023.

absolutely insane

  • grisbajskulor [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    And it wouldn’t even be just for the one-child policy, which IIRC didn’t necessarily correlate with a lower birth rate, but rather for the phenomenon of high living standards = less kids.