China deletes leaked stats showing plunging birth rate for 2023 ( www.rfa.org )
While official figures won't be confirmed until Jan. 17, the Mother and Infant Daily news service said 7.88 million babies were born across China 2023, 1.68 million fewer than in 2022.
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