In neighboring China, a shrinking population, an aging population and rising youth unemployment have alarmed policymakers there. Govt
Making all arrangements to increase the population. Meanwhile, BA students studying in Chinese colleges were surveyed, in which these students showed no interest in romantic relationships. A survey conducted by China Population News revealed that 57 percent of college students expressed no interest in romantic relationships, citing difficulties in balancing studies and relationships as the main reason. The report states that students are not committed to romantic relationships due to a lack of comprehensive and scientific education on them.
In view of this problem, many famous universities there have now started many courses on love affairs. The reasoning behind this is that Chinese students will be able to give importance to romance as well as studies and will be able to strike a balance between the two. The falling marriage rate in China has reached a record low. Along with this, the birth rate has also decreased significantly. In the year 2023, China’s population has decreased by 2.08 million. This is the second year in a row that China’s population has declined. According to statistics, only 90.2 million children were born in China in 2023, which is half of 2017.
China’s population declined for the second year in a row in 2023. Now the population there has reduced to 1.4 billion. To reduce the far-reaching effects of these problems, many famous Chinese universities, including Wuhan University, Xiamen University and Tianjin University, have published studies on ‘Marriage and Love’, ‘The Psychology of Love’, ‘The Psychology of Love’ and ‘The Sociology of Love’. Sociology of Love) have been started. Universities launching these courses argue that low birth rate is a complex social issue that requires comprehensive measures rather than simple and premature solutions.
According to the report of the South China Morning Post, however, these initiatives of the universities are also receiving a lot of criticism on the Internet. Critics say the government should first address the serious problem of unemployment because every young person needs economic strength and financial stability before getting married and having children. According to them, falling in love without a job, marriage, sex and having children can be a kind of punishment.
Let us tell you that in order to solve the issue of declining birth rate in China, the national and local governments have also launched various reproductive policies. This includes providing cash subsidies and offering housing incentives for families with more than one child.