He made the speech in May last year but the excerpts were published for the first time on Friday in Qiushi, the Communist Party’s top theoretical journal.
The impact of population decline “must be viewed in a dialectical manner”, Xi told commission officials.
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Inside China’s Demographic Revolution
Inside China’s Demographic Revolution
The drop could bring positive effects, he said, such as “easing pressure on resources and the environment” as well as forcing economic development.
