China’s Nightmare Is Getting Worse | Chinese Economy | Demographic Crisis

A catastrophic mudslide on the Nepal-Tibet border has claimed over 900 lives and left thousands missing, highlighting the inadequacy of conventional disaster preparations against rapid ice avalanches triggered by climate change. In the economic sector, China’s three largest state-owned airlines reported combined first-half losses of 8.16 billion yuan due to an 82% surge in jet fuel prices and aggressive competition from high-speed rail. Conversely, solar power has officially overtaken coal as China's largest source of installed electricity capacity, reaching 1,286 gigawatts, though coal remains dominant in actual generation. Simultaneously, demographers warn that China risks becoming the world's lowest fertility society unless it significantly increases childcare subsidies. Current national payments of 3,600 yuan annually are deemed insufficient compared to proposed packages of 62,000 to 72,000 yuan, as annual births have plummeted from 18 million in 2016 to under 8 million in 2025.