China’s population declines for a second straight year. The demographic crisis comes amid economic uncertainty and record-low birth rates. Xiujian Peng, Senior Research Fellow for Victoria University’s Center of Policy Studies, joins CNN’s Paula Newton to discuss the issue. CNN
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Why people in China Don’t want Children | CNN
China’s population has decreased for the second year in a row. CNN’s Marc Stewart breaks down the impact. CNN
Taiwan envoy offers assurances to U.S. & China | Didi Tang, AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan’s top diplomat in Washington has a message for both the island’s Chinese adversaries and its American friends: Don’t worry that Taiwan’s new president-elect will worsen relations with Beijing and possibly draw the U.S. into a conflict. Associated Press
On the Front Line Between Taiwan and China | K. Vaswani, Bloomberg
Kinmen is stuck in the middle of a geopolitical power struggle. Boosting defense capabilities to protect these vulnerable islands is vital for the new government. Bloomberg
A Chinese and a Taiwanese comedian walk into a bar … | Chang et al, NPR
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Vickie Wang calls Jamie Wang her “mirror sister.”
No, they are not related, but they share an inverse history. NPR
How the U.S. Is Derailing China’s Influence in Africa |Michael M. Phillips, WSJ
LUENA, Angola—In 2012, a Chinese state company finished building the train station in this central Angolan town and installed an illuminated computer-controlled board to show departure times and ticket prices. WSJ
China’s rapidly dwindling future | Linette Lopez, Business Insider
The country’s growth has been treated like an inevitability for decades. Everything was getting bigger — its cultural influence, geopolitical ambition, population — and seemed poised to continue until the world was remade in China’s image. Business Insider
China’s population time bomb is about to explode |Matthew Henderson, The Telegraph
No amount of state censorship can hide its contracting birth rate and economic fragility – The Telegraph
Brazil backs Beijing’s ‘One China policy,’ | Anthony Boadle, Reuters
BRASILIA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday welcomed Brazil’s recent support for Beijing’s “One China policy” that states Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, in a sign of stronger bilateral ties with South America’s largest country. Reuters
Businesses reluctant to derisk from China | Rob Schmitz, NPR
GÜNZBURG, Germany — The glowing finger at the end of a robotic arm blazes across a ribbon of aluminum, welding holes in one of 2,000 ladder parts that will be constructed at an assembly line run by the Munk Group in southern Germany. NPR