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Falling birth rates are a global phenomenon, but Taiwan's demographic collapse has reached the level of a 'near-death nation.' (File photo, AP)

Taiwan's Demographic Collapse Puts Its Defense Strategy In Question

The gaokao was once one of China's most closely watched annual events. (File photo, AP)

Beijing Watch | China's Gaokao Loses Its Grip as Enrollment Falls at Fastest Pace in a Decade

Japan spent ¥11 trillion intervening in currency markets, only to see the effects evaporate — exposing the depth of the country's structural economic problems. (Photo / Pexels)

Japan Spent ¥11 Trillion Defending the Yen. It Didn't Work.

Declining birth rates are reshaping Taiwan's social structure. Central and local governments have introduced a range of subsidies and allowances to address the shortfall, but results have been limited. (File photo, courtesy of Ko Cheng-hui)

Opinion | Why Taiwan's Cash Subsidies Are Failing to Solve the Birth Rate Crisis

As Taiwan's birth rate continues to fall, the government is once again rolling out pro-natalist policies — but the results are unlikely to be any different. Pictured: students sitting the university entrance exam, with fewer candidates each year. (Photo:

Taiwan's NT$200 Billion Baby Bonus Won't Reverse the Birth Rate Decline

China's demographic crisis is worsening, with newborn numbers halved in less than a decade. (File photo, AP)

Opinion | East Asia’s Birth Rates Have Collapsed — and the Demographic Crisis Is No Longer Reversible