Xi says China's women must start 'new trend of family'

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SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for October 30, 2023 | SaltWireHONG KONG - Chinese President Xi Jinping said women have a critical role and must establish a"new trend of family", as the nation grapples with an ageing population and record decline in the birth rate.

Doing a good job in women's work is not only related to women's own development, he said but also related to"family harmony, social harmony, national development and national progress". Factors including high childcare costs, career hindrance, gender discrimination and not wanting to get married have deterred many young Chinese women from having children.

China's National Bureau of Statistics in January reported the first population drop in six decades and the country's population is rapidly ageing.

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