Xi said to put population over growth in China economic plan
Rules could change on healthcare, social welfare, pensions, cap on children in families
Beijing
FACING a demographic time bomb that threatens China's economic rise, President Xi Jinping is considering shifting his priority to population growth, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
Mr Xi's economic planners may for the first time emphasise "population policies" over gross domestic product in the country's next development blueprint, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. The focus sets the stage for a host of rule changes regarding health, pensions, social welfare and possibly lifting the caps on children some families can have, the person said.
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