Zhai Zhenwu Published an Article Claiming That a Full Lifting of the Two-Child Policy Would Push the Annual Births Peak to 49.95 Million
Zhai Zhenwu, a demographer at Renmin University of China, published an article opposing the lifting of the two-child policy, claiming that if it were fully lifted immediately, the annual peak of births would reach 49.95 million; in 2017, actual births fell instead of rising, his prediction failed, yet he still serves as president of the China Population Association.