For decades, China's large population was seen as a burden. Is the latest announcement of demographic decline negative? Is the structure of its population, with imbalances of both age and gender, the real problem?

University of Michigan professor Mary Gallagher, an expert in Chinese politics, law and society, and labor politics, shares insights on what to know and what is next for China and the significance of the country's population shrinking.

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U-M Political Science professor Mary Gallagher discusses China's population decline

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U-M Political Science professor Mary Gallagher discusses China's population decline

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