Yi Fuxian
Yi Fuxian, a senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spear-headed the movement against China’s one-child policy and is the author of Big Country with an Empty Nest (China Development Press, 2013), which went from being banned in China to ranking first in China Publishing Today’s 100 Best Books of 2013 in China.
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China’s Pension Crisis Is Here
China’s Pension Crisis Is Here
Oct 16, 2024 Yi Fuxian argues that the country’s efforts to mitigate the effects of rapid demographic aging are too little, too late.
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China Shuts Down Its International-Adoption Machine
China Shuts Down Its International-Adoption Machine
Sep 13, 2024 Yi Fuxian welcomes the government's apparent recognition that a severe demographic crisis looms.
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The Rise and Coming Fall of Chinese Manufacturing
The Rise and Coming Fall of Chinese Manufacturing
Aug 28, 2024 Yi Fuxian identifies four factors that will cripple a sector that long propelled the economy's growth and development.
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Is China Too Old to Get Rich?
Is China Too Old to Get Rich?
May 22, 2024 Yi Fuxian explains why the country’s rising median age is at the root of its current malaise.
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China’s Economic Engine Is Running Out of Fuel
China’s Economic Engine Is Running Out of Fuel
Dec 22, 2023 Yi Fuxian highlights serious flaws in the forecasts that underpin the country’s economic policies.
