Findings suggest Beijing waited too long to abandon the one-child policy, founder of one of the firms behind the report says. China’s population will peak in 2023, five years earlier than official forecasts, according to a new report.
Figure could rise to more than 2 million should US President Donald Trump impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Chinese exports. The research from Washington-based consultancy Trade Partnership Worldwide has been paid for by the pro-free trade lobbying group Tariffs Hurt the Heartlands