Ep06: Will China’s ageing population cause its economic growth to slow dramatically?

16/03/2021 21 min
Ep06: Will China’s ageing population cause its economic growth to slow dramatically?

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Episode Synopsis

China often boasts that it is on target to become the world’s biggest economy and that in the process it’s lifting millions of people permanently out of poverty. Yet the government also acknowledges that as the population gets older, caring for the elderly creates a huge responsibility, which could have a profound effect on the economy. In this podcast, George Magnus, Research Associate at the SOAS China Institute, discusses demographics with Duncan Bartlett, Editor of Asian Affairs magazine.

China In Context: Episode 6
First broadcast 16th March, 2021
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