INTERNATIONAL DESK: China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday.The number of deaths rose by 690,000 to 11.1 million, more than double the previous year’s increase. Demographers said … Continue reading China’s population falls for a 2nd straight year as births continue to drop