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China birth rate hits lowest level since 1949

The number of births has now fallen for three consecutive years.

China's birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to concerns that an ageing society and shrinking workforce will pile pressure on a slowing economy.

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