A.I. Dating Apps Complicate China’s Efforts to Boost Birthrate NYT | China Alexandra Stevenson, Murphy Zhao and Meaghan Tobin 26 February 2026 at 20:58 As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.
Welcome to the Indian Century NYT | China Ross Douthat and Victoria Chamberlin 20 February 2026 at 05:05 India is winning the standoff between America and China.
She Couldn’t Defend Herself, but He Wasn’t Charged With Rape NYT | China Vivian Wang 29 January 2026 at 14:34 A decision in China not to charge a man who fathered children with a woman with a mental illness has set off a debate about consent and the state’s push for babies.
Trump’s New Greenland Threat Outrages Allies, and China’s Birthrate Plunges NYT | China Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart, Jeanna Smialek and Alexandra Stevenson 19 January 2026 at 19:00 Plus, chimney sweeps are making a comeback.
China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949 NYT | China Alexandra Stevenson 19 January 2026 at 13:41 China’s population fell for a fourth straight year and its birthrate tumbled as policymakers failed to slow a demographic crisis.