To tackle its declining birth rate, China is urging universities to roll out “love education” classes to promote and help mitigate the problem.
The government aims to promote healthier views on relationships, marriage, and family life among young students.
With the country’s population shrinking for a second consecutive year in 2023, Beijing is looking for creative ways to make parenthood more appealing to young couples.
A Problem For World’s Second Biggest Economy
China still boasts a staggering 1.4 billion people, but its population is aging rapidly.
The trend of declining birth rates threatens to strain government resources and slow economic growth, Chinese economists believe.
Officials believe the nation’s college students, many of whom are rethinking traditional ideas about marriage and family, hold the key to reversing this trend.
For a country like China, the second biggest economic power, a shrinking population is the last thing it wants.
China Population News, an official publication, noted that “Colleges and universities should take on the responsibility” to solve the problem.
