Sayings: On October 13, The Wall Street Journal published an article stating that scholar Yi Fuxian's research suggests China's actual population may be only 1.27 billion, about 130 million less than the official 1.4 billion, which may distort economic and China-US strategic judgments.

On October 13, The Wall Street Journal published an article stating that scholar Yi Fuxian's research suggests China's actual population may be only 1.27 billion, about 130 million less than the official 1.4 billion, which may distort economic and China-US strategic judgments.[Chinese Politics][population crisis][Yi Fuxian]

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Yi Fuxian's research says China's real population may be only 1.27 billion, about 130 million fewer than the official figure

10.13 ·Reported ·Importance IV ·China

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