China's National Health Commission is surveying 30,000 people to understand factors influencing their attitudes towards childbearing and the "fear surrounding having children", as authorities struggle to boost a flagging birthrate. The survey will include people from 150 counties and 1,500 different communities, state-backed Global Times said Thursday. Beijing is trying to encourage young couples to have children after China posted a second consecutive year of population decline in 2023.
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